Yes, i am using the command line, the command line i'm using is:

mysql -u ubb -h ltf1636 -p ubb < 021409.sql

I'll make those changes to my putty settings and try again. It doesn't look like putty is timing out though. I can open up another ssh window and kill the mysql process and in the window I was importing, it will show "Terminated" as soon as I hit the kill button. How long should the import process take? I gave up after 5 hours. The server is a GenuineIntel, intel(R) Xeon(R)CPU 3065 @ 2.33GHz with 4 gigs of ram, Red Hat, dedicated.

Thanks