Use 'ipfw list' instead of 'ipfw l', since it's deprecated (and warning is printed on system startup). Index: ipfw =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/etc/rc.d/ipfw,v retrieving revision 1.11 diff -u -r1.11 ipfw --- ipfw 28 Oct 2005 16:07:52 -0000 1.11 +++ ipfw 26 Feb 2006 15:07:27 -0000 @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fi . "${firewall_script}" echo -n 'Firewall rules loaded' - elif [ "`ipfw l 65535`" = "65535 deny ip from any to any" ]; then + elif [ "`ipfw list 65535`" = "65535 deny ip from any to any" ]; then echo 'Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but' \ ' firewall rules are not enabled.' echo ' All ip services are disabled.'