Apache :: Virtualhost Order Deny Allow Works Only On Localhost

I have vhost setup for test of a new website. I want to allow access on the localhost, and, from one IP from the Internet (redacted). Apache serves the site just fine on the server but I can't access the site from my the "xxx...." IP.

I'm using a physical path to test from the public IP as follows:

Quote:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/~user/test/index.html

Apache v2.2
RHEL6
UserDir configured/running
SuExec configured/running

Below is the relevant vhost block in httpd.conf:

Code:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName test
ServerAlias test
DocumentRoot /home/user/public_html/test
<IfModule mod_fcgid.c>

[Code] .....

I don't have a FQDN as yet, so I just made a entry in /etc/hosts as follows:

Code:
127.0.0.1 test

Here is an excerpt from the Apache error log:

Quote:
[Mon Jun 17 12:02:16 2013] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] client denied by server configuration: /home/user/public_html/test/index.html

I've checked the firewall and the /etc/hosts.allow- that's not it. I've read the Apache docs and in the vhost block Allow should be evaluated last, and apparently is matching localhost but is not matching my IP.