Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_528C1462&REV_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P 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 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 81092 bytes (79.19 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 5 stars by 15656 users.
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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy 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 scan and 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 RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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