[Wine] block wine internet access

[Gert van den Berg]

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:21 PM, nutpantz <wineforum-user at winehq.org> 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