Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8168/8111 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_002114C0&REV_01 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - install the driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. The archive contains version 5.684.1205.2007 dated 2007-12-05 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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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 received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 25408 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 RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver

The 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 named ~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 driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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