diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.network b/etc/rc.network
index f26fbd4f5edd..a3ef5d86fec4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network
+++ b/etc/rc.network
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.14 1998/01/10 03:33:39 alex Exp $
+#	$Id: rc.network,v 1.15 1998/02/01 00:20:56 wollman Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ network_pass1() {
 	    . /etc/rc.firewall
 	    echo "Firewall rules loaded."
 	else
-	    echo "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, but firewall rules are not enabled."
-	    echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    if ipfw l 65535 | grep deny; then
+		echo -n "Warning: kernel has firewall functionality, "
+		echo "but firewall rules are not enabled."
+		echo "         All ip services are disabled."
+	    fi
 	fi
     fi