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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - two ways of downloading and installing 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.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_338C1462&REV_01.

1. How to 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 download link is for the driver version 5.702.0806.2008 dated 2008-08-06.
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  3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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  5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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  7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 120679 bytes (117.85 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 26157 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 most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

  1. Open 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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  5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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