Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_816810EC&REV_17; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.037.1119.2014 released on 2014-11-19.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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