Starting iptables problem

[Stephen Liu <satimis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all folks,

I just finished installing Gentoo 1.4 and could not start iptables

# rc-update add iptables default
* iptables already installed in runlevel default; skipping

# /etc/init.d/iptables status
* status:  stopped

# /etc/init.d/iptables start
* WARNING:  "net.eth0" has already been started.
* Not starting iptables. First create some rules then run
* /etc/init.d/iptables save

Kindly advise how to proceed.  Thanks in advance.

B.R.
Stephen Liu