So I have a really strange and enervating problem: My network card periodically just stops working and the only thing I can do to make it work again is to restart the computer or uninstall the driver from the device manager, and then scan for hardware changes, which reinstalls the same driver and it starts working again for a few hours or minutes. When it goes out, on the taskbar it says that the cable is unplugged, which is untrue. When I try disabling->enabling the network adapter, the enable doesn't work it stays disabled. When I try disabling->enabling the network adapter in the device manager after enabling it says that driver failed to load hardware & specs: Windows 7 Professional x64, ASUS M4A79XTD EVO motherboard, Realtek RTL8112L NIC. I have latest bios, latest drivers for everything, I tried latest driver from asus, latest from windows update and latest from realtek site for the network card but all fail the same. Any help on finding out what exactly is wrong would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Did you manually download the driver and install? You may access the following website and search for the correct driver for download. ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support- Important Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. I suggest you remove the existing driver from Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features, then temporary disable the antivirus and reinstall the network adapter driver. If the issue persists after reinstalling, please troubleshoot in Clean Boot Mode. Perform a clean startup to determine whether background programs are interfering with your game or program Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.