mod rewrite probs

[isukathis]

Hi, I have just started to look into mod rewrite. I have a test Redhat 9 linux machine that I have full control of. I have put this line in my httpd.conf:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^usa\.html$ /join.html
</IfModule>

Both these files exist in my root directory of the site. I havnt put any other lines in the conf. The line:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

is uncomented out also in the httpd.conf..When I restart appache and request usa.html I though it would redirect me to join.html..Nothing is happening..Am I missing somthing? I'm running apache ver 2.

Many Thanks
Phil