Need to reinstall network adapter drivers but unsure of which one to reinstall

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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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You dont need a driver for powerline adapter. If working properly these adapters should be completley invisible to both yoru router and yoru PC, both should believe it is wired directly wtih an ethernet cable.

If your driver is faulty for other reasons then you want the Realtek PCIe GBE controller.
But you would get that from your motherboard vendor (or computer manufacture if it is an OEM like dell, hp, etc).
As asked though, why do you want to reinstall your driver?
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Yamitime

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Hi.
I dont think the powerline adapters require a driver to operate as they only ever connect to an ethernet port or via wifi.
I see you have Hamachi virtual port and Tunngle presumably for emulating lan over the internet.
Why do you want to uninstall the driver?
 
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boosted1g

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You dont need a driver for powerline adapter. If working properly these adapters should be completley invisible to both yoru router and yoru PC, both should believe it is wired directly wtih an ethernet cable.

If your driver is faulty for other reasons then you want the Realtek PCIe GBE controller.
But you would get that from your motherboard vendor (or computer manufacture if it is an OEM like dell, hp, etc).
As asked though, why do you want to reinstall your driver?
 
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