Is there anything that can be done to create some way for Ubuntu users to get 
the capability of having a static record of what application/s made an outgoing 
connection?

Since bug 820895 has been closed, perhaps some other solution can be created or 
put on the planning board? A lot of people want to have a log of the outgoing 
internet connections of applications (or at least a log of what applications 
are blocked by a firewall). Unless users are willing to sit and stare at the 
monitor while connections occur every second they are on their computer, users 
have no way of learning what apps are making outgoing connections on their 
computers (or being blocked from making connections). If the capability doesn't 
exist in the current software, can't it be created or added to it? Ubuntu users 
want this capability. People migrating to ubuntu from Windows also want this 
capability. This omission is a significant weakness of desktop linux.

The capability to log "process names" has been requested by numerous users over 
the years, here's some links:

Ubuntu Brainstorm: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/28288/

Superuser:  
http://superuser.com/questions/34782/with-linux-iptables-is-it-possible-to-log-the-process-command-name-that-initiat


In addition, there have been numerous forum postings I've come across in linux 
and ubuntu forums from users looking for this capability.



                                          
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