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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC how to download and install the driver


Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_0C88105B&REV_01; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver


  1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.684.1205.2007 dated 2007-12-05.
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  3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 pretty 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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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 81092 bytes (79.19 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 21145 votes.
This driver will work 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 RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

  1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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  3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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  5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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