Blocking network for an app

delone · n00b Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 5

Hi friends,

I need to cut off internet access to some applications. I wonder if there is some program like a wrapper which disables network access for applications running inside it. I don't need to select ports nor protocols, I only want to avoid the application using tcp/ip.

Thanks in advance!

erik258 · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:27 am Post subject:

This is just a hint, but you can do so with an iptables firewall I'm almost sure. I know you could block a particular port, which would be the easiest, but if you want to get into the more complicated side of things you could also block all access by a particular program I think.
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salam · Apprentice Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Posts: 227

maybe iptables -m owner --cmd-owner should do the work. bud i was never able to make it work. anybody who knows how to enable --pid-owner --sid-owner and --cmd-owner?