OK, fresh install of the latest EQEmu, and PEQ database. 
EQEmu: Latest via SVN on 8/29/2009 (0.8.0 is the version reported).
PEQ: peqdatabase-Rev946
Running on linux (centOS), with MySQL, and perl 5.8.8
So my first question i suppose, would be, is that a version mismatch? 
The issue i'm running into is: 
Any race/class/start zone i pick when i create a character. 
I enter the game, and i'm able to look around (left/right arrow) but i cannot walk, or jump.  I can interact with npc's if theyre within range.  I even learned a skill from a trainer. 
If i start in freeport, i get a stream of messages stating that i'm beneath the zone, and that it's returning me to a safe point.  but i dont move, it just keeps scrolling that message. I cannot #goto any other loc. 
What i've tried: 
I thought it was a map problem.  So i went and grabbed an archive that contained the map data for the server.  Placed that in the Maps directory.  No help. 
I found an SVN repository which contains supposedly current map data, i checked that out, and no better. 
Repo: 
http://eqemumaps.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/Maps
I tried renaming "Maps" to "maps" on the server. No help. 
Any suggestions?  If you need any info, just let me know, i'll get what i can!
Thanks!