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2-step dynamic ssh tunnel

So, say I've got three linux machines, a b and c, and wish to visit a web server "s". The first (a) is behind a strict firewall and can see neither c nor s, but can see b. B is in the wrong country to access s, but can see c which is able to access s. Is it a reasonably simple thing to browse the web a->b->c->s?

In the real world I use /ssh -D nnnn b/ to talk as b to the world.

--Psud (talk) 11:17, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

This article may be helpful. Horselover Frost (talk · edits) 21:02, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

The difficult part isn't the non-dynamic tunnels, which you could use all the way until you got to s. It's the dynamic tunnel you'll need between a and s. I've always had trouble getting those to work and ended up resorting to proxy solutions like SOCKS (see something like squid). It sounds like you've made that work though. Just use non-dynamic tunnels to create a path to s, then have a connect its dynamic tunnel to a local port that exits at s. Command line ssh uses the -L command. You'd so something like ssh -L 1234:192.168.1.3:22 192.168.1.2. Shadowjams (talk) 05:26, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Horselover and Shadowjams :) I shall try something based on your advice and suggestions and see how it goes :D --Psud (talk) 08:07, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

What is the purpose of this aspect of Google's search results page?

After typing some search keywords into Google's search engine and getting to the page at which the results were, with the Google logo at the top left of the screen with the search bar at its right, I inadvertently held the left mouse button down while the cursor was over the Google logo and dragged it to the search bar. I noticed that there was a small box icon now attached to my cursor, indicating that there was text to be dropped into the search bar, so I let go of the mouse button, and the following text was dropped: "https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww". No matter what search I do, on the search results page, the logo confers this text. Why make the logo hold that text? 20.137.2.50 (talk) 16:08, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Doesn't work for me in IE9 but works in Firefox 22. As for why it does this, I would assume since the logo links back to the main page, dragging it into the search field yields the link that clicking the picture takes you to. It never changes because clicking the google logo always takes you to the main page. --.Yellow1996.^(ЬMИED¡) 16:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Right. This is a browser feature and not something done by Google. Try the same here: Drag the Wikipedia logo on this page to the search box or edit box. The logo links to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page so that's what you get. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:37, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

It is fairly standard to make the logo on a page link to the home page. Dmcq (talk) 18:07, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Ah, so it's just that the browser takes the text of a hyperlinked image when you click and drag in Firefox. 75.75.42.89 (talk) 00:53, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Create a company page

Hi, My name is Mathieu Hernandez and I'm contacting you because I would like to create a wikipedia page for my company but every time I try to do it, it's automatically deleted.

I have read all the article about how to create a company page, what I should not write, what I need to write... I tried a couple of time to write only the introduction but it's never good enough.

I really respect all the non-promotion principles and it's absolutely not the point of my article. We just started an internet company called MonaBar: "MonaBar is a money-saving website that provides its users with cash back deals, online earning opportunities, coupons and contests." (this is the text of my introduction)

I want to create a Wikipedia page because we are a serious company with a lot of ambition but we are in an industry full of bad competition like scams, cash back pop-ups, ads... Our problem is that this industry has a bad reputation for now, even if the Cash Back becomes more popular with credit cards, banks, etc.. Having a Wikipedia page would bring us a lot of credibility, I don't want to promote my company saying we are the best in what we do but just describe it and show that we are a serious company. Please give me advices about how could I do to create this page.

Regards,

Mathieu HERNANDEZ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hernandez Mathieu (talk • contribs) 18:09, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Companies that have just started should not have Wikipedia articles. The notability criteria have been linked from your talk page since December; your company doesn't remotely meet those standards. Make a success of your company and then, maybe, it can have an article. Not until then. 87.113.212.132 (talk) 19:51, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a business directory, ask yourself why would your company have an article in an encyclopedia, like Britannica? If you can see why an encyclopedia like Britannica would not have an article about your company, then the same reason applies to Wikipedia. You say promotion is definitely not the point of you wanting an article but then you admit you want to create the Wikipedia article because it would bring your company credibility. This is obviously for no other purpose then promotion, is there any other reason why anyone on earth would want or need to know anything about your company? Vespine (talk) 00:28, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Even the opening line you wrote is promotional -- written in PR speak. It's not neutral. It would get slapped with a Template:Advert at least. --157.254.178.140 (talk) 21:50, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:DENY
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Just keep trying. Eventually it'll get through. Try different times of the day, different accounts, etc. If this is notable then I'm sure your "business" is, too.—Best Dog Ever (talk) 05:46, 8 August 2013 (UTC)