I have read similar posts, but nothing really helped with the issue.
I am on a pc connected to the internet via Ethernet. Everything is working properly and out of nowhere my connection gets lost. Troubleshooter sometimes says that there's no network adapter, other times "Ethernet doesn't have a valid IP configuration". I have tried multiple basic troubleshooting steps that didn't seem to make a difference. I had this twice in the past and what worked is I unplugged the power cord, pressed the start button for 30 seconds and started the computer again. The problem continued for a day and then fixed itself.
This time, i uninstalled the network adapter (PCIe gbe Realtek family controller) and after restarting the computer i could not find it under device manager (not even in hidden devices). In its place is something called remote NDIS based internet sharing device.
Wi-fi works on other devices, and I have tried different Ethernet cables. I have come to realize that maybe I have no idea what I am doing and that this is pure magic. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
I am on a pc connected to the internet via Ethernet. Everything is working properly and out of nowhere my connection gets lost. Troubleshooter sometimes says that there's no network adapter, other times "Ethernet doesn't have a valid IP configuration". I have tried multiple basic troubleshooting steps that didn't seem to make a difference. I had this twice in the past and what worked is I unplugged the power cord, pressed the start button for 30 seconds and started the computer again. The problem continued for a day and then fixed itself.
This time, i uninstalled the network adapter (PCIe gbe Realtek family controller) and after restarting the computer i could not find it under device manager (not even in hidden devices). In its place is something called remote NDIS based internet sharing device.
Wi-fi works on other devices, and I have tried different Ethernet cables. I have come to realize that maybe I have no idea what I am doing and that this is pure magic. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated, thank you!