Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_08001558.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.719.0325.2009 released on 2009-03-25.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 166023 bytes (162.13 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 96084 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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