Download and install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.20 driver

Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.20 is a Network Adapters device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_80221509&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.20 - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.20 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.2.1127.2008 released on 2009-05-14.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 135459 bytes (132.28 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 76373 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.20 driver

The 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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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 Fast Ethernet NIC NDIS 6.20 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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