Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by 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_0D48105B&REV_01.

1. How to manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.724.0423.2009 dated 2009-04-23.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze 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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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 181142 bytes (176.90 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 18124 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 Semiconductor Corp. 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 the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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