network adapter dead?

yea, the Z170-A

the ASUS help page didnt work

chaosrealm93 said:

yea, the Z170-A

the ASUS help page didnt work

Did you try it with only the wired connection? Unplug the USB adapter and set it aside.

yup, i unplugged the USB adapter for that

Google search for "connection failed with error 651"

There might be a setting I haven't thought of.

Error 651 - Fix Connection Failed with Error 651 in Windows - Geeks Gyaan

i read up on this page and tried resetting the network stack with "netsh int ip reset reset.log" in cmd but it dodnt work.

i also tried booting into safe mode w/ networking, toggling IVP6 and clearing CMOS but it didnt work either

netsh int ip reset reset.log
Is that what you typed in the command prompt?
Have a look at this page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...tshell-utility
Click on "let me fix it myself" (half way down the page) for a more thorough explanation.
Make sure you are using the command prompt as an administrator.

yup, thats what i typed in the elevated cmd prompt

i also tried downloading and running that tool but it didnt work