Realtek Realtek RTL8102E/8103E Family PCI-E FE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8102E/8103E Family PCI-E FE NIC is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_17721854&REV_02; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek RTL8102E/8103E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8102E/8103E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.216.0120.2009 dated 2009-01-20.
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3. Start 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 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 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 new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 178135 bytes (173.96 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.4 stars by 29840 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek RTL8102E/8103E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8102E/8103E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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