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    Internet Driver Mysteriously Deleted

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jaharbrecht, Jul 7, 2014.

  1. jaharbrecht

    jaharbrecht Newbie

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    I have a Gateway NV59. I just moved into my apartment, I tried connecting to my new router; however, nothing would work. I tried both wifi and ethernet and nothing pops up. I called the internet provider thinking that it is something on their end and they ended up telling me that the drivers had been deleted on my laptop. I have no idea what to do from here. I am able to connect to the internet using my tablet. I have a flashdrive, so I am able to get the driver onto my laptop. I do not know what to download or how exactly to install it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
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  2. WhatsThePoint

    WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso

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    The drivers depend on the hardware in your notebook and the operating system installed.

    Which OS?

    Which wireless card?

    Which Lan Card?

    Open Device Manager if you're on a Windows OS>Network Adapter and see if there's a wireless card and a Lan card listed there.

    Most common are Intel and Realtek wireless cards and Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller(Lan)

    Go to station-drivers.com > drivers and search for the newest driver version for the hardware you have.

    Naturally you'll need to do this on a computer that has Internet access and download the drivers.Save then on a USB flash drive so they can then be installed on your computer without Internet access.
     
    WhatsThePoint, Jul 7, 2014
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