Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC how to download and install the driver

Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_0DF2105B&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.718.0323.2009 dated 2009-03-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp..
The file size of this driver is 166452 bytes (162.55 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 7414 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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