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 Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_813610EC&REV_01 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to 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 location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.216.0120.2009 released on 2009-01-20.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Size of this driver: 178135 bytes (173.96 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 5 stars by 50013 users.
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. How to use 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 just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 detected 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. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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