ways to prevent certain programs accesing the internet in Linux

I just wonder how I can control which programs can or cannot have access to the internet/intranet or resources outside the local computer. For example, wine runs a lot of Windows programs, but I don't want these programs to access the internet (sending my registration information to the internet e

ways in preventing a particular program to access the internet

I just wonder how I can control which programs can or cannot have access to the internet/intranet or resources outside the local computer. For example, wine runs a lot of Windows programs, but I don't want these programs to access the internet (sending my registration information to the internet e

encrypting the users' folders

Hello! Currently, the default setting is that root can see and modify anything, including the contents of the users' folders, moreover, users can also see the contents of other users' folders by default. These pose a significant confidentiality and security risk. Therefore is there any way to en

possibility of debian "cannabilizing" other Linux distributions in 5-10 years time

Hi! Now Linux is effectively "cannabilizing" the Unix market due to its lower cost of acquision and open source status which offers transparency and security. However will the ease of upgrade, versatility, security, free and non-commercial nature of Debian together with its dramatic improvements

problem solved (was Re: failing to share internet access between two PCs installed with Debian 3.1)

the domain name resolving problem, which resolved after I used the ADSL modem as my DNS server address for Computer B. Dominik On 6/11/05, Dominik Margraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/11/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 08

Re: failing to share internet access between two PCs installed with Debian 3.1

On 6/11/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 08:25:14PM +1200, Dominik Margraf wrote: > > > > I also installed ipmasq on computer A. Computer A was able to access > > the internet. Both Computer A and B could also ping each

failing to share internet access between two PCs installed with Debian 3.1

I have two computers, both initially installed with Debian 3.1 (Sarge) RC3, The computer A has two ethernet ports and computer B has one ethernet port. eth0 of computer A is connected to the ADSL modem and eth1 of computer B is connected to eth0 of computer B via a crossover cable. For Computer A