Driver for Realtek Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_801F1509&REV_01.

1. Realtek Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.216.0120.2009 released on 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 (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Size of this driver: 176024 bytes (171.90 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 57207 votes.
This driver is fully 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 RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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