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Do I really need three web browsers installed on my computer?  I would think just one would do.  However let me explain how easily it is to all of a sudden have three.

So I just bought a brand new PC and a fancy new iPod Touch.  I am so excited I just cannot wait to hook up my iPod and start playing some tunes. But before I can do anything I must install iTunes.  Piece of cake. No problem. So I follow the instructions installing iTunes.  Then all of a sudden I see this Safari web browser installed on the computer.  I could have said Just Say No but Apple suggested it so it must be good right? So I say what the heck let me try it out.  So where do I go first with my fancy new Safari web browser? Well Youtube of course. But wait I cannot play the video. Safari says I am missing this flash plug-in.  So sure no problem, I can do this.  Following the instructions I am directed to adobe flash and proceed to install the plug-in. But wait there is more.  Adobe suggests I install the free Google Chrome.  Well why not?  Must be good right?  So I go ahead and follow the instructions and before I know it I have Google Chrome installed.

So I continue to follow the breadcrumbs.  Updating software because I am nagged to.  Installing suggested web browsers, plug-ins, toolbars all because I do not know any better.  Before I know it I have a computer cluttered with web browsers all fighting over which one wants to be my default cluttered with toolbars all designed to make my life easier and better.

Call me crazy but I think I could use my computer easier without all this clutter.  And for the average person who does not know to “Just Say No” their computer will have 3 web browsers full of plug-ins, toolbars, and nagging little messages to update them every few weeks. No wonder people are moving away from tradition computing toward  computing devices like the iPad, Kindle, or Tablet PCs.

Failure to connect to the MX200 could be the result of the tunneling feature of SSH. 

buffer_get_ret: trying to get more bytes 4 in buffer 0

buffer_get_int: buffer error

Try turning off tunneling in your ssh_config by commenting out the section responsible for tunneling.
Snippet of configuration.
EscapeChar ~
#Tunnel Yes
TunnelDevice any:any

Here are my troubleshooting steps to arrive at the solution. I tried removing all ssh preferences within my .ssh profile however that did not resolve the issue. So I finally compared the connections of a working an not working accounts and discovered that the standard user was unable to use ssh tunneling where as the root user could.

Working User Log
debug1: sys_tun_open: failed to upen tunnel control interface: Permission denied
Failed Root User Log
sys_tunopen:tunnel mode 1 fd7

I thought perhaps the ssh tunneling feature when enabled on the root user was causing the issue. Sure enough SSH Tunneling was causing the buffer_get_int and the buffer_get_ret errors.