Daniel

> ipftest doesn't look at the kernel, it's a stand-alone tool. You
> need to tell it -r rule-file, but I suspect you want to be looking
> at ipfstat -i/-o instead.

Tried 'ipftest -r /etc/ipf.conf' and found that the command line stood 
still and no output was to be seen.   Leads me to think that the 
ipf.conf file may be wrong somewhere but since  'ipf -Fa 
-f /etc/ipf.conf' works fine then I'm not sure what to make of it.

> Please make sure the version of your userland tools is in sync with
> the kernel (ipf -V).

Hmmm....  'ipf -V' says...  

ipf: IP Filter: v4.1.3 (396)
Kernel: IP Filter: v4.1.3
Running: yes
Log Flags: 0 = none set
Default: pass all, Logging: available
Active list: 0
Feature mask: 0x10a


Frustrating :)


-- 
Richard