StarTech Realtek RTL8139 Family CardBus Fast Ethernet NIC Driver Download
Download the latest version of the Realtek RTL8139 Family CardBus Fast Ethernet NIC driver for your computer's operating system. This version of "RTL8139.zip" is rated (5 out of 5 stars) based on 7,695 downloads and 52 reviews. Visitors have successfully installed this driver on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 543.4 KB.
Supported Models
ST100S
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Manufacturers
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95
File Name
RTL8139.zip (543.4 KB)
Versions
5.395.0423.2001 (2001-04-23) via .inf
Additional Notes
Realtek RTL8139 Family Based Fast Ethernet Adapter
File version 5.395.0423.2001
(File date is 2001)
Drivers for many operating systems, but not Win XP.
See the ReadMe file for installation.
The RTL8139 NIC is manufactured/sold under several brand names.
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Bruce A. Johnson (DG Member) on 3-Dec-2001
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Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BOOTROM/B95.TXT | 109 bytes | 20 Jun 2000 |
| BOOTROM/BOOT95.ZIP | 9.1 KB | 20 Jun 2000 |
| BOOTROM/BOOT95.ZIP/BOOT95.TXT | 27.6 KB | 30 Dec 1998 |
| BOOTROM/BOOTROM.TXT | 32 bytes | 10 Jul 1996 |
| BOOTROM/NETWARE.TXT | 5.2 KB | 4 Aug 1997 |
| BOOTROM/PROTOCOL.INI | 1.1 KB | 23 May 1997 |
| BOOTROM/RTL8139.CNF | 504 bytes | 7 Nov 1997 |
| BOOTROM/SUBOOT/AUTOEXEC.BAT | 86 bytes | 2 Jan 2001 |
| BOOTROM/SUBOOT/CONFIG.SYS | 65 bytes | 2 Jan 2001 |
| BOOTROM/SUBOOT/PROTOCOL.INI | 355 bytes | 31 Jul 1998 |
| BOOTROM/W95BB.CNF | 517 bytes | 6 Jun 1998 |
| BOOTROM/WINNT.TXT | 5.6 KB | 24 Sep 1997 |
| CLIENT32/ODIRTL.INF | 14.7 KB | 28 Jan 1999 |
| CLIENT32/RTSSRV.LAN | 57.1 KB | 26 Jun 2000 |
| CLIENT32/RTSSRV.LDI | 9.3 KB | 29 May 2000 |
| CLIENT32/readme.txt | 5.0 KB | 19 Jun 1997 |
| CONFIG.EXE | 92.2 KB | 14 Mar 2000 |
| DOC/CKSUM.DAT | 6 bytes | 11 Jun 2001 |
| DOC/FILEPATH.LST | 563 bytes | 16 May 2001 |
| DOC/FILES.TXT | 3.9 KB | 11 Jun 2001 |
| DOC/GETNUM.COM | 22 bytes | 2 Jul 1996 |
| DOC/MAINMENU.TXT | 835 bytes | 11 Jun 2001 |
| DOC/RELEASE.DOC | 2.7 KB | 11 Jun 2001 |
| INSTODI.BAT | 2.6 KB | 15 Sep 1999 |
| LANTASTI/OTHER.TXT | 46 bytes | 16 May 1994 |
| LANTASTI/V60/README.TXT | 4.5 KB | 15 Oct 1997 |
| LINUX/GUIDE.TXT | 2.3 KB | 30 Aug 2000 |
| MAC/RTL8139xV300.sit | 26.1 KB | 27 Jun 2000 |
| MAC/readme.txt | 5.3 KB | 11 Jun 2001 |
| MANUAL.TXT | 9.6 KB | 18 Sep 2000 |
| MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/NIF/RTL8139.NIF | 189 bytes | 25 Sep 1997 |
| NDIS/DOS/OEMSETUP.INF | 641 bytes | 1 Jun 1998 |
| NDIS/DOS/PROTOCOL.INI | 65 bytes | 27 May 1998 |
| NDIS/DOS/RTL8139.NIF | 2.1 KB | 22 Jun 1999 |
| NDIS/DOS/RTSND.DOS | 53.8 KB | 28 Jul 1999 |
| NDIS/MS.TXT | 44 bytes | 31 May 1994 |
| NDIS/MSCLIENT.TXT | 4.3 KB | 15 Oct 1997 |
| NDIS/README.TXT | 2.8 KB | 30 Aug 2000 |
| NETWARE/DOSODI/NET.CFG | 2.0 KB | 4 Nov 1997 |
| NETWARE/DOSODI/README.TXT | 4.0 KB | 24 Sep 1997 |
| NETWARE/DOSODI/RTSODI.COM | 55.4 KB | 26 Jun 2000 |
| NETWARE/DOSODI/RTSODI.INS | 671 bytes | 24 Oct 1997 |
| NETWARE/NETWARE.TXT | 41 bytes | 31 May 1994 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/ETHERTSM.NLM | 9.2 KB | 23 Aug 1994 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/LSLENH.NLM | 11.6 KB | 16 Nov 1992 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/MONITOR.NLM | 117.8 KB | 26 Oct 1992 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/MSM31X.NLM | 21.3 KB | 23 Aug 1994 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/PATCHMAN.NLM | 9.6 KB | 4 Feb 1993 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/README.TXT | 5.5 KB | 30 Aug 2000 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/31X/RTSSRV.LAN | 57.3 KB | 26 Jun 2000 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/41X/ETHERTSM.NLM | 12.0 KB | 30 Apr 1998 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/41X/MSM.NLM | 76.4 KB | 21 Apr 1998 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/41X/NBI.NLM | 20.4 KB | 17 Oct 1997 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/41X/README.TXT | 3.1 KB | 17 May 2001 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/41X/RTSSRV.LAN | 57.1 KB | 26 Jun 2000 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/41X/Rtssrv.ldi | 9.3 KB | 29 May 2000 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/5x/README.TXT | 3.2 KB | 17 May 2001 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/5x/RTSSRV.LAN | 57.1 KB | 26 Jun 2000 |
| NETWARE/SERVER/5x/Rtssrv.ldi | 9.3 KB | 29 May 2000 |
| NWCLIENT/IPXODI.COM | 39.7 KB | 11 Jun 1996 |
| NWCLIENT/LSL.COM | 18.4 KB | 1 Apr 1996 |
| NWCLIENT/NETX.EXE | 78.7 KB | 3 May 1999 |
| NWCLIENT/STARTNET.BAT | 33 bytes | 18 Sep 1997 |
| PKTDRV/README.TXT | 3.1 KB | 25 Mar 1999 |
| PKTDRV/RTSPKT.COM | 33.6 KB | 3 Oct 2000 |
| README.EXE | 29.1 KB | 4 Oct 1996 |
| SCO/5.X/8139.VOL | 30.2 KB | 27 Jan 2000 |
| SCO/5.X/README.DOC | 2.5 KB | 3 Mar 1998 |
| SCO/5.X/SETUP | 505 bytes | 3 Jun 1998 |
| SCO/UNIX.TXT | 39 bytes | 31 May 1994 |
| W98-2000/NETRTS5.CAT | 8.0 KB | 3 May 2001 |
| W98-2000/NETRTS5.INF | 12.6 KB | 23 Apr 2001 |
| W98-2000/README.TXT | 4.0 KB | 17 May 2001 |
| W98-2000/RTL8139.SYS | 24.7 KB | 23 Apr 2001 |
| WFW31/OEMSETUP.INF | 537 bytes | 18 Mar 1998 |
| WFW31/PROTOCOL.INI | 294 bytes | 15 Oct 1997 |
| WFW31/README.TXT | 3.5 KB | 15 Mar 2000 |
| WFW311/OEMSETUP.INF | 787 bytes | 30 Aug 2000 |
| WFW311/README.TXT | 1.7 KB | 24 Sep 1997 |
| WFW311/RTSND.386 | 30.3 KB | 29 May 1998 |
| WIN95/NETRTS.INF | 8.3 KB | 3 Jan 2001 |
| WIN95/README.TXT | 1.8 KB | 16 May 2001 |
| WIN95/RTL8139.SYS | 35.8 KB | 29 Dec 2000 |
| WINME/NETRTS5.INF | 12.6 KB | 23 Apr 2001 |
| WINME/README.TXT | 2.3 KB | 17 May 2001 |
| WINME/RTL8139.SYS | 24.7 KB | 23 Apr 2001 |
| WINME/netrts5.cat | 7.3 KB | 3 May 2001 |
| WINNT40/OEMSETUP.INF | 49.1 KB | 3 Jan 2001 |
| WINNT40/README.TXT | 2.7 KB | 17 May 2001 |
| WINNT40/RTL8139.SYS | 37.4 KB | 23 Apr 2001 |