Can programs in wine interact with devices on the host machine?

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05-02-2014, 06:28 PM	#1
linuzfreak LQ Newbie Registered: Apr 2014 Posts: 21 Rep:	Can programs in wine interact with devices on the host machine? Hello, If I install a window's program in wine can it interact with the devices on my host machine ( i.e network card, usb devices connected to host, etc ). Thanks Last edited by linuzfreak; 05-02-2014 at 06:56 PM.

05-02-2014, 07:17 PM	#2
Emerson LQ Sage Registered: Nov 2004 Location: Saint Amant, Acadiana Distribution: Gentoo ~amd64 Posts: 7,661 Rep:	Yes, http://www.winehq.org/docs/wineusr-g...nfig-wine-main

05-02-2014, 09:26 PM	#3
linuzfreak LQ Newbie Registered: Apr 2014 Posts: 21 Original Poster Rep:	Thanks for the link

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