Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_348C1462&REV_01 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.718.0323.2009 dated 2009-03-23.
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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 started 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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 166452 bytes (162.55 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 60642 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver

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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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