title: Where do the Linux TCP/IP hackers 'live'?
body: <p>Over the past year or so my production platform has been plagued by an odd TCP/IP issue.  I've spent zillions of hours working with competent &amp; knowledgeable sysadmins, scouring the net, reading source code, been jerked around by RH's pathetic support, and <strong>crying tears of blood</strong>!  To no avail.  (Google <a href="http://www.google.ch/search?source=ig&amp;hl=en&amp;rlz=&amp;=&amp;q=unkn-4&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;meta=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">'unkn-4'</a> and you'll see many posts with my name all over.)  </p>
  
  <p>Work-a-rounds are in place, so the issue is not a priority.  But the geek in me really would like to understand and solve this problem. </p>
  
  <p><strong><em>So, where can a moderately competent systems programmer go to ask detailed questions and receive detailed answers from The Lords of TCP/IP stacks?</em></strong>  I assume that their world so close to the bare metal, their population so small, is different from my own.  That, and they don't want to answer emails to "My modem doesn't work" so they hide in the shadows.  </p>
  
  <p>Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.</p>