Thank-you again for your help! I've built some programs using the commands from above, but I really don't understand what to do when something goes wrong. I'm a MSCE who decided not to use any Microsoft products for my servers to increase security and reliability. I had 3 months to learn linux, PERL, MySQL, build the servers and get a program up and running for a 5,000+ person site with 15+ vendor interfaces: I've got a lot of gaps in my knowledge and understanding of how it all works. I can type many of the commands, but struggle when something goes wrong, this drives me crazy.
Linux is really less secure than Win32 unless you know what you are doing. It used to be true that a default install of Redhat would be hacked within 24 hours of going online. What do your firewall(s) look like?