Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is a massive open-world third-person tactical shooter game published by Ubisoft. However, the game has been in the limelight for the past few days due to the error code ‘Ribera-40002’ or ‘unable to connect’ issue. According to some players’ reports, they get the same error code when they try to establish a server connection and they are frustrated with it.
If you are also suffering from the same error, don’t worry, you are not alone. In this article, we have listed a few reliable and quick solutions to fix the ‘Ribera-40002’ error code or ‘Unable to connect’ issue. Then let’s have a look.
Fix 1: Restart the Game
Lately, Ubisoft officially confirmed that the ‘Ribera-40002’ error code or ‘Unable to connect’ issue in Ghost Recon: Wildlands is currently being investigated and will release definitive fixes for it. But meanwhile, the Ubisoft support team suggested restarting the game as the primary solution to fix the same issue. So, you can sign out of the game and sign in after a few seconds to see the improvement in the performance of the game.
Fix 2: Use Squad Privacy
According to our detailed analysis of the same issues, we recommend you try the force logging method using the squad privacy feature to change your status and rejoin the game faster. This trick has helped numerous users so you can also try it and see the results. But keep in mind that you need to be online for a minute or so before trying this trick, otherwise you’ll end up with another serious problem.
Fix 3: Disable Overlays
If you have enabled the overlay feature to boost the performance of the game, there is a big chance of falling into the same problems. In this case, you can disable the overlay feature and quickly rejoin the game.
Fix 4: Configure the Router
Another solution to get rid of the Ghost Recon: Wildlands Error Code ‘Ribera-40002’ or ‘Unable to Connect’ issue is changing the Wi-Fi band to 2.4GHz or 5GHz. To do so,
- Open your browser->type any of the following IP addresses to access your Router webpage,
192.168.0.1
192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1
192.168.1.100
- Then enter the ID and Password as per any of the following combinations,
ID: <blank> PASSWORD: <blank>
ID: admin PASSWORD: admin
ID: <blank> PASSWORD: admin
ID: admin PASSWORD: <blank>
- From the new screen click on the SETUP tab->choose WIRELESS SETTINGS from the left pane-> Click Manual Wireless Network Setup.
- Now you can select the 2.4GHz section and set Wireless Network Name to New Network and click on the Arrow button beside 802.11 Mode and choose a band from the list and click on the Save button.
- Repeat the same above steps if you need to use and set the 5GHz Band.
- Finally, exit from the window, and see the issue resolved.
Fix 5: Change Wi-Fi Channel
Sometimes changing the router channel band will help you to escape from the same issues. to do so,
- Open your browser->type any of the following IP addresses to access your Router webpage,
192.168.0.1
192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1
192.168.1.100
- Then enter the ID and Password as per any of the following combinations,
ID: <blank> PASSWORD: <blank>
ID: admin PASSWORD: admin
ID: <blank> PASSWORD: admin
ID: admin PASSWORD: <blank>
- From the new screen, click on the SETUP tab->choose WIRELESS SETTINGS from the left pane-> Click Manual Wireless Network Setup.
- Now untick beside Enable Auto Channel Scan option and click on the Arrow beside the Wireless Channel and choose a suitable channel from the list.
Fix 6: Reinstall the Game
If none of the above solutions helps you, then you need to uninstall the game and restart the device. Once done, you can reinstall the game from a trusted source and start the game.
If possible then you can follow the latest update release regarding the Ghost Recon: Wildlands Error Code ‘Ribera-40002’ or ‘Unable to Connect’ issue from the Ubisoft support team. If you have any concerns related to the information given above, then you can list your doubts in the command box below.