Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.0 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.0 is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_801C1509&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.0 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.0 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.206.0502.2008 released on 2008-05-02.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 130307 bytes (127.25 KB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 57355 votes.
This driver is 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.0 driver

The 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.0 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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