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From: Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk>
Subject: Starting iptables problem
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:29:24 +0000
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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