RFE: FireKit

[Michael Cronenworth]

Ahmed Kamal on 07/24/2009 10:12 AM wrote:
> I agree a long running daemon would best be written in C, perhaps pyGtk
> would be good enough for only the GUI config dialogs. I will start a
> request for a fedorahosted project, then I'll work on recruiting
> developers yes.
> 

GUI? What GUI? You don't need to write a new GUI.

Create a D-BUS daemon that NetworkManager can interact with.
NetworkManager is all about managing the network and it is exactly where
firewall configuration should be.

Take notes from Colin Walters reply about needing profiles.  You could
have a firewall profile per each Wi-Fi point you connect to. nm-applet
should provide tweaking of the profile if necessary. You could have
inotify pop-ups from nm-applet when something needs firewall access (in
or out).