The RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet NIC is a network device manufactured by RealTek. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. This driver - "realteknic.zip" - has been downloaded 1,297 times and is rated 3 out of 5 stars based on 15 reviews. The uploader reports that this update will work successfully on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 119.2 KB.
8029 nic/4 port hub
Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet NIC
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1
linux driver included as well
realtek 8029 combined nic / 4 port 10mb hub internal pci
Thunder (DG Member) on 11-Sep-2000
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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LINUX/README.TXT | 109 bytes | 2 Aug 1999 |
LINUX/LIN8029.TAR | 51.2 KB | 26 Dec 1996 |
WIN95/NETRTP.INF | 5.1 KB | 2 Aug 1999 |
WIN95/RTL8029.SYS | 27.1 KB | 24 Jul 1998 |
WIN98/NETRTP.INF | 5.1 KB | 2 Aug 1999 |
WIN98/RTL8029.SYS | 26.1 KB | 14 May 1999 |
Winnt40/RTL8029.SYS | 26.1 KB | 14 May 1999 |
Winnt40/OEMSETUP.INF | 43.0 KB | 14 May 1999 |
WINNT351/RTL8029.SYS | 27.1 KB | 24 Jul 1998 |
WINNT351/OEMSETUP.INF | 43.0 KB | 27 May 1998 |
WFW311/PCIND.386 | 34.9 KB | 9 Oct 1996 |
WFW311/PCIND.DOS | 16.5 KB | 26 Aug 1998 |
WFW311/OEMSETUP.INF | 318 bytes | 9 Oct 1996 |
WFW311/PCIODI.COM | 26.9 KB | 21 Apr 1999 |