Hi everyone,

Is there any way to restrict network access for a Windows VM using KVM other than a couple of applications (Windows explorer and Firefox)? I don’t want to get into configuring the Windows firewall and would like to do this using KVM/other linux utilities on the host machine if possible As I thought, it is unlikely that I will be able to do this from the KVM side of things. Would anyone have an idea of how I could script this for subsequent Windows VMs?

Thanks!

  • HybridSarcasm@lemmy.hybridsarcasm.xyzEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    You’ll have to accomplish that with a firewall on the OS. A network firewall could restrict traffic based on ports, but your apps aren’t that predictable.

    • MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I see, I don’t have a choice then. I will only really access the internet using Firefox, whilst the file explorer will be allowed to map a network drive on my LAN.

      This is an issue that I’ve been thinking of but can’t come up with anything!

      • e0qdk@kbin.social
        7·
        1 year ago

        You could try configuring Firefox to access the internet through a proxy and then block the VM off from everything except the proxy and your network mount with a firewall (outside the VM).