Realtek Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI GBE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI GBE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8169&SUBSYS_92171509; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI GBE NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI GBE NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.222.0504.2009 dated 2009-05-04.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 190117 bytes (185.66 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 64089 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• 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. How to install Realtek Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI GBE NIC driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family PCI GBE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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