# /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
RTFCL (read the nice console log).
It says you don't have any rules defined. That means there is no saved rules where Gentoo expects to find them. So define some rules using the iptables utility, then run /etc/init.d/iptables save, and then you should be good to go.
Finding example rulesets is a Google search away.
Satch
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