Is there anything blocking wine apps from network access?

fredand44 · Post by **fredand44** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:30 am

Hello!

I run Mandriva 2010 with wine 1.2.

I installed Philips Media Connect. (Projects computer screen to TV)
How ever it says that it do not got the network interface avaible, so it do not work for me.

From Philips support thet said that I should turn off the firewalls.
(I did not mention that I used Linux )

My firewall is off, accept everything/no fire wall in my settings.

So there seems to be something fishy with the network connection.

All apps from Linux works fine like firefox.

So I ttried to install IE 7 under wine.
It does not either get any network connection.

What do you think guys, what might stopping my wine apps reach the network/internet?

Best regards
Fredrik

markie83 · Post by **markie83** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:32 pm

but if its using windows software to capture the screen its probobly not going to work (it might on wine apps but not the whole desktop)......im guessing a CRUDE hack might be to run a VNC server on your linux box and install a windows VNC client via wine and have it logged into yourself (like I said very crude)....your best bet probobly would be to get a VGA/HDMI/DVI (whichever one your using) extender and plug it into the tv.

fredand44 · Post by **fredand44** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:14 pm

Thanks for the reply!

But how come that my IE 7 do not get any internet access?

You are probably right that it might not work in the end.

But it would feel good to find out the problem about the network connection.

So if you guys got any clues hoe to get IE 7 to work it would be great!

Best regards
Fredrik

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:25 pm

But how come that my IE 7 do not get any internet access?

You are probably right that it might not work in the end.

But it would feel good to find out the problem about the network connection.

So if you guys got any clues hoe to get IE 7 to work it would be great!

You can avoid us having to make a guess by supplying a debug log.

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

John

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:02 pm

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:30 AM, fredand44 <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello!

I run Mandriva 2010 with wine 1.2.

I installed Philips Media Connect. (Projects computer screen to TV)

How does this program connect to your television set? I'm not aware
of any service like this that uses the Internet but rather uses
another method to do this

All apps from Linux works fine like firefox.

So I ttried to install IE 7 under wine.

This may or may not work. However, can you try installing Firefox for
Windows with Wine and try this?

fredand44 · Post by **fredand44** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:32 pm

Tha nks for the reply!

Philips media connect just uses the LAN with WIFI.
How ever it seems like my wine apps in some how are blocked from network access.

It was a good idea to try also fire fox.

Unfortunately the firefox-webpage is so smart so from my linux machine it keep giving me firefox for linux. (It does not look that I can download firefox for windows).

Can you think of any other app that we I can try?

Best regards
Fredrik

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:36 pm

Unfortunately the firefox-webpage is so smart so from my linux machine it keep giving me firefox for linux. (It does not look that I can download firefox for windows).

Doesn't your distro have firefox? Normally I do not download or
install anything in linux manually. Or is the problem that they have
an ancient version?

John

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:36 pm

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:35 PM, John Drescher <[email protected]> wrote:

Unfortunately the firefox-webpage is so smart so from my linux machine it keep giving me firefox for linux. (It does not look that I can download firefox for windows).

Doesn't your distro have firefox? Normally I do not download or
install anything in linux manually. Or is the problem that they have
an ancient version?

Oh. Sorry I misread...

John

John Drescher · Post by **John Drescher** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:41 pm

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:36 PM, John Drescher <[email protected]> wrote:

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:35 PM, John Drescher <[email protected]> wrote:
Unfortunately the firefox-webpage is so smart so from my linux machine it keep giving me firefox for linux. (It does not look that I can download firefox for windows).

Does this work.
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=fi ... lang=en-US

--
John M. Drescher

fredand44 · Post by **fredand44** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:48 pm

That link looks ok!

...and I do get access to internet from it.

Then this exercise tell me that there is nothing in Wine that is automatically blocking my apps.

Thanks alot for all help amigos!

Then it must be something in Philips media connect and in IE 7.

Best regards
Fredrik

fredand44 · Post by **fredand44** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:49 pm

With "it" (post above) I meant Fire fox for windows running from Wine.
/Fredrik