SimpleNet test program doesn't work

I'm using vs 2003 with runtime type checking turned on and as far as I can tell the sample code never calls rpcMessageClientToServer or rpcMessageServerToClient

this function is as far as it seems to get and classId is = 3.

bool EventConnection::postNetEvent(NetEvent *theEvent)
{   
   S32 classId = theEvent->getClassId(getNetClassGroup());
   if(U32(classId) >= mEventClassCount)
      return false;

Debugging macros is a pain :) I'm hoping you will say something like "Test app doesn't work with HEAD version " or "Dude turn on option X"