It either inserts itself as a winsock lsp chain or installs a driver similar to the way a firewall program works, either way it can easily be "fixed" by someone with administrative credentials on the system and a little computer knowledge. Best guess as to when the card is removed, simply the lsp chain is broken and internet connectivity does not function, plug the card back in, chain is restored, internet is restored.
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It either inserts itself as a winsock lsp chain or installs a driver similar to the way a firewall program works, either way it can easily be "fixed" by someone with administrative credentials on the system and a little computer knowledge. Best guess as to when the card is removed, simply the lsp chain is broken and internet connectivity does not function, plug the card back in, chain is restored, internet is restored.