NTSTATUS 0xC0230006 (STATUS_NDIS_ADAPTER_NOT

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the requested network adapter cannot be located or is not ready for this operation.

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STATUS_NDIS_BAD_CHARACTERISTICS	STATUS_NDIS_OPEN_FAILED

STATUS_NDIS_ADAPTER_NOT_FOUND

The requested adapter identity cannot be resolved into a usable binding target

STATUS_NDIS_ADAPTER_NOT_FOUND is raised before a protocol or management operation obtains a usable adapter target. The identity can be stale, the adapter can still be initializing, or the expected component can no longer expose the interface that the caller selected.

It differs from media disconnection: an unplugged cable still leaves an adapter object. Start with the adapter identity and the driver-stack composition, then inspect initialization and PnP state rather than treating the result as a routing problem.

Evidence that narrows it

Capture the interface GUID, LUID or binding identity used to select the adapter, together with the current device instance state.
Compare device arrival and miniport initialization timing with the first failing request.
Separate a missing adapter target from a present adapter that later returns STATUS_NDIS_ADAPTER_NOT_READY or STATUS_NDIS_MEDIA_DISCONNECTED.

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