Download and install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver

Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_113A1734&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.718.0323.2009 released on 2009-03-23.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated 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 was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 65672 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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