Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_60401509&REV_01.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 6.216.0120.2009 dated 2009-01-20.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 178135 bytes (173.96 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 25293 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC 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. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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