Which network adapter do i choose?

andrew0312

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I want to uninstall and then reinstall my network adapter drivers but I dont know which one i must uninstall and reinstall. I have a tp-link AV500 nano powerline adapter and the options i have in my device manager settings are:
LogMeIn hamachi virtual ethernet adapter
Realtek PCIe GBE family controller
TAP-win32 adapter V9(tunngle)
WAN Miniport(IKEv2)
WAN Miniport(IP)
WAN Miniport(IPv6)
WAN Miniport(L2TP)
WAN Miniport(Network monitor)
WAN Miniport(PPPOE)
WAN Miniport(PPTP)
WAN Miniport(SSTP)
 
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Drivers are not what's fixing the issue. Your powerline adapters have an issue OR the powerlines at your house are not usable/stable.

Also, most of what you mentioned were a bunch of protocols NOT not your network or powerline adapter AND powerline adapters don't need/use drivers on your computer. Anything...

andrew0312

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Right now, it keeps disconnecting and its the only thing in my house that dosconnects and it doesnt reconnect so i read that i need to uninstall the drivers and then restart my pc to reinstall them then it will work again

 


Drivers are not what's fixing the issue. Your powerline adapters have an issue OR the powerlines at your house are not usable/stable.

Also, most of what you mentioned were a bunch of protocols NOT not your network or powerline adapter AND powerline adapters don't need/use drivers on your computer. Anything that you install would just be software to use with the device but not actual drivers. However the device likely has internal firmware that might need an update.
 
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The Realtek PCIe GBE is the hardware adapter that you would need the drivers for.
Make sure you are not exceeding the specification on the power line adapter.
Make sure you use a good quality Ethernet cable to plug into the power line adapter on both ends.
Does shutting down the computer and restating fix the problem.

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