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 hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_66101462&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. The archive contains version 6.222.0504.2009 dated 2009-05-04 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 190117 bytes (185.66 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 59213 votes.
This driver was released for 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 find 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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