What does NTSTATUS 0xC023001F (STATUS_NDIS_MEDIA_DISCONNECTED) mean?

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the adapter cannot use its network medium at the time of the operation.

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STATUS_NDIS_RESOURCE_CONFLICT	STATUS_NDIS_INVALID_ADDRESS

STATUS_NDIS_MEDIA_DISCONNECTED

The adapter remains present, but its medium is unavailable

STATUS_NDIS_MEDIA_DISCONNECTED is about the usable network medium: for example, an Ethernet link can be down or a wireless station can be out of range. It does not mean the adapter object has disappeared or that a binding could not be created.

Diagnose the medium indicated by the miniport. Link speed and duplex data, wireless association and radio state, cable or switch events, and device power policy are more relevant than DNS, IP routing, or an application socket retry.

Evidence that narrows it

Capture NDIS media-connectivity indications, link properties, and any Wi-Fi association or radio events.
Compare media loss with STATUS_NDIS_ADAPTER_REMOVED and STATUS_NDIS_LOW_POWER_STATE before reinstalling the driver.
Verify whether the failure affects the default port only or the entire miniport adapter.

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