Problem with Network Adapter Driver Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver not working on Windows 10 I have had this laptop for last 3 years running on Windows 7 just fine, but few weeks ago I upgraded to Windows 10 when wired internet connection stopped working. ROG Strix GeForce® RTX 2080 OC edition 8GB GDDR6, made for driving 4K display resolution and VR. Spanning 2.7-slots, the ROG Strix GeForce® RTX 2080 keeps Turing™ chilled with a massive heatsink, Axial-tech fans, and MaxContact technology. Aug 22, 2018 - Qualcomm Atheros WLAN Driver 12.0.0.722 for Windows10 x64. Installing the network/bluetooth adapter driver allows systems to read.
So after doing some digging, I found out that for Win 10 you have to be using Driver v2.1.0.26 which was released in 2016. Located the driver on this website:
https://www.ath-drivers.eu/download-driver-nr-315-for-atheros-AR8151-and-Windows10.html
1) Download driver, save it onto desktop for easy access
2) Start 'Device Manager'
3) Click 'Network Adapters'
4) Right Click 'Qualcomm Atheros AR 8161...'
This Qualcomm Atheros Network Controller Drivers
5) 'Update Driver'
6) Click 'Browse my computer for driver software'
7) Click 'Let me pick from a list...'
8) Click 'Have Disk'
9) Click 'Browse'
10) Locate & Select the files that have been downloaded (if its saved onto your desktop, you should be able to scroll down to see that there's a file called 'netl1c63x64' setup file (I'm running 64bit btw)).
10) Update the driver and mine worked instantly!! Took me few hours of trial and error with various drivers... Hope this helps!
Atheros Wireless Network Controller Driver
UPDATE 10/2/2017
Scratch that, it worked fine last wk and when I logged in this morning, stopped working all over again. Back to square one....
The Qualcomm Atheros Qca61x4 Wireless Network Adapter Driver
Just wondering if this hardware is even compatible with windows 10 at this point.