In order to use networking in a Gentoo VPS, the VPS needs latest baselayout or baselayout-vserver installed. See OpenVZ Bug #110 and Gentoo bug #125786 for details.
To use ipt_REDIRECT inside a VPS, you need a recent kernel (>=022stab072 or >=026stabNNN).
Detailed changes
cron scripts do nothing if VZ is not loaded (OpenVZ Bug #107)
put_param3() can incorrectly set $name=( "" ) (OpenVZ Bug #111). Affects gentoo VPSs. Thanks to Jason Stubbs <jstubbs-at-gentoo.org>
fixed compilation against old kernels (<= 022stab070)
description of set parameter suffixes (K, M, G, P) added to vzctl.8 man page (OpenVZ Bug #105)
added ipt_REDIRECT support, thanks to Jason Stubbs <jstubbs-at-gentoo.org>