June 2018 - ripe-atlas - mailman.ripe.net

New on RIPE Labs: RIPE Atlas Probes: Delays in Distribution
by Mirjam Kuehne 08 Feb '19

08 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, The good news: RIPE Atlas is growing both in terms of geographical diversity and ASN coverage. What's more, RIPE Atlas is evolving, with a new generation of probe hardware having already passed the test phase and a pilot programme underway to assess the viability of VM anchors. The not so good news: With RIPE Atlas so much in demand, and with our current provider having ceased manufacturing the probe hardware, we've had to dramatically reduce the number of probes we're distributing. Please find more details on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-probes-delays-in-distr… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Probe seems DoA
by Benoit Lelievre 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Yesterday I received two v3 probes. While the first one took a while to update and connect the second one is showing a different behaviour. When I plug it in the reset light flashes for about 10 second but then the second LED lights up solid and it seems like the probe is frozen. It doesn't even request an IP address from my DHCP server. The FAQ doesn't list what only having LEDs 1 and 2 on solid means and I'm concerned that this probe is bricked. Any advice on what I should do with this probe? Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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Problems with the RIPE Atlas backend systems
by Anand Buddhdev 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

Hi folks, We have some problems with the RIPE Atlas back-end systems. I don't yet know the cause, or when things will be fixed, but this is just to let you know that we're working on it. Regards, Anand Buddhdev RIPE NCC

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Re: [atlas] again: Probe offline, network appears okay
by Steffen Scholz 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

Hi, just to confirm, I seem to be having the same problem. My probe was shown as disconnected while the LEDs on the device indicated otherwise. After performing a power cycle it's not reconnecting anymore. Regards, Steffen Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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Re: [atlas] again: Probe offline, network appears okay
by Michael H 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

Hi. I've had the same problems from time to time. Mostly after a power loss or power disconnect. In the end I had to replace the drive to end this frequent behaviour. This article brought me to success: https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/troubleshoot-probe-issues/ Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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again: Probe offline, network appears okay
by Andre Heinrichs 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

Ho everyone, I'm again seeing the problem that Atlas doesn't see my probe as connected although my network shows no problems. I just tried restarting the probe and now the probe sees itself unable to connect. Is there a known problem somewhere, anyone else seeing this behavior or is it something weird on my end? TIA, Andre

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More probes with incorrect location
by Ponikierski, Grzegorz 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

Hi! I was making some measurements for Comcast and found 3 probes with incorrect location. Can we fix it? ;) Probe #25030 - probe description and traceroute from this probe suggests California but Atlas map shows Florida. I think it should be California. Traceroute from 25030 towards something in California. ----------------- 1 - 192.168.2.1 NA None NA 0.454ms 2 - 96.120.88.149 7922 None COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 9.291ms 3 - 68.87.196.117 7922 be-20022-rur02.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 8.880ms [...] Probe #32240 - probe description suggests Caribean, map the same but traceroute suggest something in North-East of US. I think that traceroute is right. Traceroute from 32240 towards something in Ashburn. ----------------- 1 - 192.168.109.1 NA None NA 0.446ms 2 - 10.0.0.1 NA None NA 1.670ms 3 - 96.120.64.153 7922 None COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 9.171ms 4 - 96.108.56.17 7922 None COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 9.776ms 5 - 68.85.106.69 7922 be-50-ar01.needham.ma.boston.comcast.net COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 10.496ms 6 - 68.86.90.173 7922 be-1003-pe02.onesummer.ma.ibone.comcast.net COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 9.908ms [...] Probe #22575 - probe description and map suggests UK but traceroute clearly shows it's in Seattle. I think that traceroute is right. Traceroute from 22575 towards something in Seattle. ----------------- 1 - 10.20.30.1 NA None NA 0.519ms 2 - 96.120.100.81 7922 None COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 11.700ms 3 - 68.87.206.221 7922 po-118-rur201.bellevue.wa.seattle.comcast.net COMCAST-7922 - Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, US 9.210ms [...] Regards, Grzegorz

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Error: Only anchors may be targeted.
by Mozafary Mohammad 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hello I've got "Only anchors may be targeted." on HTTP measurement creation.Any body can advise what the problem is? Thanks

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Re: [atlas] Probe offline, Network appears okay
by Andi Meuli 18 Jun '18

18 Jun '18

Oh, nice. After several reboots and switching to a different USB power device it finally works again!? :-) Don't know what's different, but at least here in my company's network it is running well. -Andi Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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Re: [atlas] Probe offline, Network appears okay
by Andi Meuli 18 Jun '18

18 Jun '18

Same here with probe 31884. Interestingly I have a Fritzbox at home as well. I discovered no problems with the network at home, the services worked as expected and as a test I changed the DNS from the provider to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Which did not helped. As a last step, I transferred the probe temporarily to the company network and have the same issue. Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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Probe offline, Network appears okay
by Andre Heinrichs 18 Jun '18

18 Jun '18

Hi everyone. It looks like my Probe 29384 is offline since my Fritzbox went through the disconnect every 24 hours. This time the probe‘s LEDs (blinking number 3 and 4) tell me thatvthe Probe sees itself as not connected. My internet acces otherwise looks okay, so I’m guessing that it might be something on the other side. I can’t check the SOS requests as the current doesn’t seem to send any after the USB is initialized. TIA, Andre Heinrichs. PS: I tried rebooting the Probe already. That didn’t help.

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Detecting open resolvers with atlas
by Eduardo Duarte 15 Jun '18

15 Jun '18

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone as done any work using Atlas probes to detect open resolvers on the network? I try to find in the RIPE Labs articles works around this problematic but didn't find anything. Thank you, -- Eduardo Duarte Direção de Infraestruturas e Sistemas l Systems and Infrastructure Director *DNS.PT* Rua Latino Coelho, n.º 13, 5.º piso | 1050-132 Lisboa | Portugal Tel: (+351) 211 308 200 Fax: (+351) 211 312 720 dns.pt <http://www.dns.pt> | dnssec.pt <http://www.dnssec.pt> | 3em1.pt <https://www.3em1.pt> | facebook.com/dns.pt <https://www.facebook.com/dns.pt> | pt.linkedin.com/in/dnspt <http://pt.linkedin.com/in/dnspt> Aviso de Confidencialidade/Disclaimer: Este e-mail foi escrito de acordo com o novo acordo ortográfico. Esta mensagem é exclusivamente destinada ao seu destinatário, podendo conter informação CONFIDENCIAL, cuja divulgação está expressamente vedada nos termos da lei. Caso tenha recepcionado indevidamente esta mensagem, solicitamos-lhe que nos comunique esse mesmo facto por esta via devendo apagar o seu conteúdo de imediato. This message is intended exclusively for its addressee. It may contain CONFIDENTIAL information protected by law. If this message has been received by error, please notify us via e-mail and delete it immediately. [ Antes de imprimir esta mensagem pense no ambiente. Before printing this message, think about environment ]

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New on RIPE Labs: 2018 Campaign to Sponsor 10 RIPE Atlas Anchors
by Alun Davies 15 Jun '18

15 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, This morning we published an article looking at the RIPE NCC’s 2018 campaign to sponsor ten RIPE Atlas anchors. This is a repeat of the successful campaign we ran last year. The article contains all the details on criteria for applicants and how to apply: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/2018-campaign-to-sponsor-10-ripe-… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/2018-campaign-to-sponsor-10-ripe-…> Best regards, Alun Davies

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No probes working today?
by Stephane Bortzmeyer 14 Jun '18

14 Jun '18

DNS measurements don't start today, no probes are selected for a long time. See for instance <https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/14367678/> (long delay) or <https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/14369565> (no probes)

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Running a probe behind a NAT66
by Roman Mamedov 13 Jun '18

13 Jun '18

Hello, I am trying to run a probe (#73) behind an IPv6 NAT. The probe gets an IP in a non-standard prefix 66:113::/64, which is then NATed to a single GUA IPv6. This used to work fine for a few months, but then in April-2018 problems started: the probe would connect to Atlas for 5-10 minutes, then disconnect for about 20 minutes, then connect again; this alternates over and over again. However -- if IPv6 RAs are enabled some time after the probe is powered-on (i.e. the controller connection already got established over IPv4), things seem to go on fine, i.e. the controller is connected over IPv4 for days, but various measurements are performed on IPv6 too. So it seems that only the controller connection is the problem. I fully expect that you didn't account for such a setup in the controller infrastructure or possibly various "local IP is valid" checks and whatnot, but why this used to work fine before? Has there been any change on your side in April that would break this kind of setup? -- With respect, Roman

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Probe #32536 with incorrect location
by Ponikierski, Grzegorz 11 Jun '18

11 Jun '18

Hi! Probe #32536 according to Atlas is located in India but its description, ASN and traceroutes suggest that in fact it's located Slovakia. Please verify. Regards, Grzegorz

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New on RIPE Labs: Sketching Connectivity Between Users
by Mirjam Kuehne 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, We've been looking at user-to-user connections, based on RIPE Atlas measurements and ISP market share estimates provided by the APNIC. Please see some interesting graphs and a more detailed description in this new article on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/sketching-connectivity-between-users Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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CLI
by Milad Afshari 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

Hi all, It's more than a month that I have a lot of issues with running measurements through CLI here from IRAN, the measurements starts correctly but the results will not be displayed. Do you have any idea to fix this or anyone else have the same problem? Many thanks Milad Afshari

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Probe name rules
by Daniel AJ Sokolov 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

Hello, I would like to suggest a naming convention for probes that excludes names referring to features or networks which are not present/supported. For example, I see a probe that contains in its name a large network, although the probe is actually connected to competitor networks. (I assume the probe's host changed their ISP and forgot to update the probe's name.) Such naming is misleading for Atlas users, but also opens a can of worms in relation to trade mark law. Similarly, a prove with "IPv6" in its name that doesn't support IPv6 could be confusing. BR Daniel AJ

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