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[SOLVED] Network Controller stopped working.

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Hello again TechSupport Forums.

So I get home from work yesterday to discover that my internet isn't working.
At first I thought it was the router or the isp having no service (which happens far more often than it should), but I booted up my old laptop and it's connection is fine.

I should mention early that I don't have a wired connection, or access to one. I live in a small apartment building where a wireless internet connection is available to the tenants and is included with rent.

So I figure the issue lies in my wireless adapter. It's a Rosewill RNX-N150PC. I still have the drivers disk, so I toss that in and uninstall and reinstall the drivers. No change.

I jumped around a bit in the windows upon windows of troubleshooting to no avail, and eventually get to the Device Manager. Under "Other Devices" it has the Network Controller listed with a warning.

I open the properties:
Network Controller
Device Type: Other Devices
Manufacturer: Unknown
Device Status: The drivers for this device are not installed.

I've seen this a couple of times before in other situations, usually grabbing the hardware IDs and spitting them into google points me to the driver i'm missing.
This time however, google found me no results. So I'm kind of stumped.

hardware IDs:
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_3040&SUBSYS_30401814&REV_00
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_3040&SUBSYS_30401814
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_3040&CC_028000
PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_3040&CC_0280

I had a working connection on Thursday. I have no idea what changed. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to give more info if you need it. You guys have helped me out immensely in the past, and I'm hoping you can help me out now.

-AlbinoCerberus

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