What Causes Network Adapter Drivers to Corrupt

I get a lot of calls that require an uninstall of network adapter drivers. I've read that "bad packets" can cause corruption to the drivers. Does anyone know of what else may cause corruption to ethernet adapter drivers? Thanks

 

The first thing I'd look at is the quality of the driver software. In my experience, cards and drivers from the likes of Intel, and 3Com don't have many driver specific problems. If you buy "cheap as chip" cards built for next to nothing, expect the driver software to be equally well put together.

If a driver was messed up by network packet content, it would have to be particularly poorly written software.

In general with networking, you get what you pay for. The more expensive kit is more reliable - that's what you pay for.

 

Thanks ReggieB and TonyT for your feedback. Both answers do not surprise me in the least. More supporting advice for why we need to purchase quality and take care of the "environment" for our computers. Your input is much appreciated.