Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_81111019&REV_02; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the driver 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 released on 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan 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 by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 81092 bytes (79.19 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 25919 votes.
This driver was released 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 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168C P /8111C P PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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