I fail on questions 2 & 4. [...]
I don't think so. The basic concept of 2 was "able to solve some of your own problems" and you've clearly been able to do that, even though the partial list of resources I mentioned may not be your favorite ones. The basic concept of 4 was "has used Linux successfully to accomplish some task, so Linux is not just a neat shiny useless toy anymore" and again you've set up a firewall, a DNS server, a Samba file share, etc.
So, I guess I'm still a newbie!
In some sense we all are. <grin>
-- Rodolfo J. Paiz rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simpaticus.com
