On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:21 PM, nutpantz <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > there are no native tools for linux to block access to the Internet on a application by application basis. no firewall or any other gui way for noobs like myself that notifies the user that application it accessing the Internet. nothing that tells you that a port is in use or if information is being transmitted. > > sure you can block the port that an application uses. > but there is no way to find out what application is using what port or when > unless you are logging everything and can find out after the fact. > > for a noob this would allow untold amount of spyware to get out from wine. > > nutz > IPtables cvan match by uid... Using something such as shorewall and su to run the Wine apps as a different user might at least give you some level of control... --cmd-owner might help as well... http://linux.die.net/man/8/iptables - see owner extension.... Gert
