"Infopackrat" wrote in message news:...
> I've off and on played with linux for the last 4 or 5 years. I'm just now
> getting comfortable with it. In windows I like to use a firewall that
> prompts me if a program wants to use the internet.

And boy do you need it if you use windows.

>
> One time I asked a Linux pro why Linux firewalls don't seem to do that.
> And he said something I didn't understand. That firewalls that prompt you
> are easily tricked and are useless.

Linux != Microsoft Windows, but hey...

>
> Well I don't want any program on my computer to communicate on the net
> unless I give them permission to. And then I would check what that program
> does and probably check the ip it want to communicate with. I think it's
> only a matter of time that people start writing the same spyware crap for
> Linux that Windows people are plagued with. It seems to me that both rule
> based and prompted along with checking if a program that was given a
> permittion level has been replaced by another one would be the best
> solution.

You have been using Windows for a long time, haven't you?

>
> Is there a Firewall program on Linux that prompts you to give permission for
> individual programs to access the internet?

You mean like systrace?

http://niels.xtdnet.nl/systrace/

>
> Also I'm thinking of running Wine. Can I run a Windows firewall along with
> it?

Don't even go there. If your using Linux, use Linux.

>
> Thanks 8-)

Yes I have been running Windows a while. I don't think I will ever be able
to get away from it completely. And I've had many bad things happen.

I didn't know about that program. Thanks. I may have to do a lot of
reading to understand enough to work it properly though.

"Mattias Honrendgard" wrote in message
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> "Infopackrat" wrote in message
news:...
> > I've off and on played with linux for the last 4 or 5 years. I'm just
now
> > getting comfortable with it. In windows I like to use a firewall that
> > prompts me if a program wants to use the internet.
>
> And boy do you need it if you use windows.
>
> >
> > One time I asked a Linux pro why Linux firewalls don't seem to do that.
> > And he said something I didn't understand. That firewalls that prompt
you
> > are easily tricked and are useless.
>
> Linux != Microsoft Windows, but hey...
>
> >
> > Well I don't want any program on my computer to communicate on the net
> > unless I give them permission to. And then I would check what that
program
> > does and probably check the ip it want to communicate with. I think
it's
> > only a matter of time that people start writing the same spyware crap
for
> > Linux that Windows people are plagued with. It seems to me that both
rule
> > based and prompted along with checking if a program that was given a
> > permittion level has been replaced by another one would be the best
> > solution.
>
> You have been using Windows for a long time, haven't you?
>
> >
> > Is there a Firewall program on Linux that prompts you to give permission
for
> > individual programs to access the internet?
>
> You mean like systrace?
>
> http://niels.xtdnet.nl/systrace/
>
> >
> > Also I'm thinking of running Wine. Can I run a Windows firewall along
with
> > it?
>
> Don't even go there. If your using Linux, use Linux.
>
> >
> > Thanks 8-)