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Leftover budget? Consider a RIPE Atlas anchor
by Vesna Manojlovic 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Dear all, The end of the year is coming closer, and you might be wondering, “What is the best way to spend some of the money still left in my budget, while at the same time contributing to the good of the Internet?” Why not consider hosting a RIPE Atlas anchor?! Investing in an anchor means you will: - Gain access to a wealth of measurement data (IPv4/IPv6 pings, trace routes) targeting your anchor from all the other anchors and hundreds of probes throughout the RIPE Atlas network, without spending credits - Earn 10 times more credits compared to hosing a regular probe that you can spend on your own customised measurements - HTTP measurements towards your anchor [1] - Have your logo included on the RIPE Atlas website [2] - Join a growing community that is providing great benefit to the Internet: there are currently 159 RIPE Atlas anchors around the world You can learn more about hosting an anchor here: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-an-anchor-host/ Thanks, and happy holiday season! Vesna [1] https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-update-http-measurements-cl… [2] https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/community/#!anchor-sponsors

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Invitation: RIPE NCC Member Lunches in London & Manchester, mid-December 2015
by Vesna Manojlovic 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, We warmly invite you to join us for a RIPE NCC Member Lunches: - in London on Wednesday, 9 December. - in Manchester on Thursday, 10 December The lunch gives members an open-discussion format to exchange ideas and information among each other as well as with RIPE NCC staff. The goal of these lunches is to offer you an opportunity to meet up with our staff and discuss how we can better engage with the local technical community. Members may also use this opportunity to voice concerns as well as resolve any issues with resource requests or open tickets. I will be there to talk about RIPE Atlas and other measurements & statistics related topics; my colleagues will be there to answer any other questions. This is a free event, with capacity for around 30 people, so we would appreciate an indication of whether you or any of your colleagues wish to attend (up to two attendees from a single LIR). Please confirm your attendance by filling out the registration form below. All who register will be sent a further information sheet prior to the meeting. You can learn more about the services RIPE NCC provides for our members and the RIPE community at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/list-of-ripe-ncc-services We look forward to meeting you in December! Kind regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder & Fergal Cunningham Membership Communications Officer RIPE NCC Details & registration: ======================= London ====== The lunch will be held on Wednesday, 9 December from 13:00-15:00 (arrival from 12:30) at: De Hems Dutch Cafe Bar Dutch-themed, traditional 19th-century pub serving Dutch and Belgian beers, British menu and snacks. Address: 11 Macclesfield St, London W1D 5BW Register: https://portal.ripe.net/meeting-pub/registration?meetingId=b1400c45-7b87-49… Manchester ========== The lunch will be held on Thursday, 10 December from 13:00-15:00 (arrival from 12:30) at: Address: The Lowry Hotel 50 Dearmans Pl, Chapel Wharf, Manchester M3 5LH, United Kingdom https://www.thelowryhotel.com/restaurants-and-bars/river-bar-and-grill Register: https://portal.ripe.net/meeting-pub/registration?meetingId=2d9ce8d0-46e7-43…

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[Request] System tags for DNS resolution
by Stephane Bortzmeyer 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

[Is there a better way to record enhancement requests for Atlas? Atlas has no public issue tracker, if I'm correct?] It would be cool to have system (automatic) tags for DNS resolution because some probes are using broken DNS resolvers. For instance, system-dns-works (modeled on IPv6's system tag) would be fine. Or may be system-dns-resolver-works (longer but more accurate). For instance, probes 16659, 17072, 17620, 17854 use a resolver which yields a REFUSED for any request and probe 19948, 20065 one with systematic SERVFAIL. [Is the maintainer of the probe automatically notified when there is such an issue?]

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Seven new RIPE Atlas anchors have joined the community
by Michela Galante 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Dear RIPE Atlas users, Seven new RIPE Atlas anchors have been activated bringing the total number to 157. - Three anchors hosted by Leaseweb Network: us-mnz-as30633 in Manassas, Virginia, us-sfo-as7203 in San Francisco, California, and sg-sin-as59253 in Singapore. - jp-tyo-as13901, hosted by Afilias in Tokyo, Japan. - de-gaa-as56357, hosted by Technische Universität München in Garching, Germany. - cl-scl-as27678, hosted by NIC Chile in Santiago, Chile and sponsored by LACNIC. - pe-lim-as27843, hosted by Optical Technologies in Lima, Peru. The map of all anchor locations is available at: https://atlas.ripe.net/anchors/map/ You can access the anchoring measurements for all anchors at: https://atlas.ripe.net/anchors/list/ And here are the logos and links to hosting companies: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/community/#!tab-anchor-sponsors We are still accepting new applications from organisations interested in hosting a RIPE Atlas anchor. We are particularly interested in deploying anchors in the Middle East, Western Asia, Latin America and Africa, in order to add more geographical diversity to the measurement data. There are more organisations that want to host a RIPE Atlas anchor but don’t have the necessary funding. To learn more about sponsoring an anchor, please contact us at mcb(a)ripe.net To apply for your own RIPE Atlas anchor: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-an-anchor-host/ For any other questions, please contact us at atlas(a)ripe.net Regards, Michela Galante Measurements Community Building RIPE NCC

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Probe with no firmware
by Anne Inapat 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

I registered my probe almost 2 days ago. when I check on the probe on your site, it is indicated no firmware. I am also unable to get an IP through DHCP. Kindly help.

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Any way to select the probes from upstream AS (not origin AS)?
by Stephane Bortzmeyer 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Is there an easy way to select probes, not on the origin AS, but on an AS upstream? Example: probe 23865, IP prefix announced by AS 56339 which currently has only one provider, AS 16080. Currently, Atlas tells me there are no probes in AS 16080...

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Architecture and firmware version filter in probe selection
by Yang Yu 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

It would be nice to be able to set architecture and firmware version criteria when selecting probes, making the results more consistent and avoid unnecessary measurements in certain cases. Yang

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Feature request for Traceroute in RIPE Atlas
by Yue LI 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Dear all, So far, the Atlas traceroute is such that if there are 5 consecutive hops with only timeouts (denoted by a star "*"), traceroute will directly try hop 255 and then stop the measurement, which means that the number of total hops can not be obtained. An example can be found: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/2841001/#!probes (the probe #22341) Unfortunately, the number of hops is so important to be used as a metric to evaluate the performance of a new protocol. Thus, I propose to add a configuration option for the number of hops after which traceroute decides to call it quits. I wonder whether there are somebody else are also interested in this new feature please? Best regards, Yue -- Yue LI PhD student, Telecom ParisTech Tel: +33 (0)661091840 E-mail: yueli.cnfr(a)gmail.com

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New on RIPE Labs: RIPE Atlas WiFi Measurements
by Robert Kisteleki 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, We're thinking about implementing WiFi measurements in RIPE Atlas, and we want to know what you think. There are several different ways we could do this - find out more on RIPE Labs and then take our poll to make your voice heard! https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-atlas-wifi-measure… Kind regards, Mirjam Kuehne & Robert Kisteleki RIPE NCC

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edst 193.0.0.228 in traceroute results
by Yang Yu 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Hello, In https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/2928258, I did a UDP traceroute. "edst":"193.0.0.228" from first hop and second hop somehow showed up in the results after the last hop that responded to traceroute, which should have been a reply to buil-in measurement to tt01.ripe.net. And under maps tab the result is presented with the first 2 hops showing up after several non-responding hops. Is this a bug? I actually see it happening quite often in atlas traceroute results with firmware > 4680. Another example is https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/2928262 >>> https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/bugs/ 2015-03-04 Before firmware 4680, traceroute could experience interference from other measurements. In general, periodic traceroutes did not interfere with other periodic traceroutes, but could experience interference from one-off traceroutes. Typically, this interference will show up in the 'edst' field. This problem was fixed in 4680. Thanks. Yang

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Feature request for IP record route feature in RIPE Atlas
by Pavel Odintsov 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Hello, dear Atlas Team! As host of RIPE Anchor #6111 I have some feedback about your awesome service! Thanks for your Great Job in measuring Internet! I would like to ask very important feature for measuring reverse trace route. I'm speaking about IP record route option which could track up to 9 hops of reverse path. I want to know path to my hosts from networks who haven't RIPE Atlas. Actually I could not implement this feature due to 9 hop restriction in IP header. But RIPE Atlas offer really huge coverage over the World and we could reach really any host with <7 hops. But we haven't this feature in RIPE Atlas. Finally with this feature we could build full adjacently map over all the World. I have checked implementation details here https://labs.ripe.net/Members/philip_homburg/ripe-atlas-measurements-source… Looks like we need to build separate libevent based toolkit for this task or add this feature to ping tool. But unfortunately I could not find any docs about deploy of RIPE source code for development. Could you share some information? -- Sincerely yours, Pavel Odintsov

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RIPE Atlas anchor self assembly
by Michela Galante 10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

Hi everyone, Some people on this list have been asking about the possibility of purchasing hardware for a RIPE Atlas anchor by themselves and assembling it. This is indeed possible. However we do not recommend it because if the assembled hardware is not exactly to our specifications, we will not be able to use it as an anchor. If you still wish to assemble an anchor by yourself, you can find step by step instructions here: https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/anchor-installation/ Please, note that you do need more than the Soekris box. The anchor consists of: • Soekris Net6501-70 board • 1U 19-inch rack-mounted case • Intel SSD 525 or 530 series 240GB mSATA SSD More requirements are listed here: https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-an-anchor-host/ If you have more questions about anchors, please email to atlas(a)ripe.net and we will be very happy to help you. Best regards, Michela Galante Measurements Community Building RIPE NCC

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Sharing credits with colleagues
by Oliver Haake 10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

Hey there, I'm very curious if you guys have an ETA for the "Sharing credits with colleagues" feature. Any ideas? Cheers, Oliver

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Read on RIPE Labs about the newest features & the community efforts
by Vesna Manojlovic 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, There are a number of interesting new features and enhancements for RIPE Atlas users. Learn how you can put them to use: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/ripe-atlas-update-http-measurements-cl… Regards, Vesna

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ntp built-in measurements?
by Bajpai, Vaibhav 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

Dear RIPE Atlas, Do the probes not run (new) NTP measurements as built-in measurements? — I was glancing over the measurement data pushed by my probe, but I do not see any NTP measurement data. Although, when I try to provision a UDM, I do get an option to schedule an NTP measurement. Thanks! Best, Vaibhav ===================================================== Vaibhav Bajpai Room 91, Research I School of Engineering and Sciences Jacobs University Bremen, Germany www.vaibhavbajpai.com =====================================================

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Question about the hardware
by Micha Bailey 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

I just got my Probe, and I was wondering what the thought/planning process was when they were designed. Why use a $40 wireless router/access point? I would have thought that cheaper options would be available that provide the requirements (processor and a network port).

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Next week: webinar on "Advanced RIPE Atlas Usage"
by Michela Galante 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, On Thursday 5 November, 1:30 PM Amsterdam time we are hosting, for the 4th time, webinar on "Advanced RIPE Atlas Usage", aiming to teach network operators how to use RIPE Atlas measurements for network monitoring and troubleshooting. Register now at: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/register/courseCode/WEB20150046 Web-registration is *only* possible for LIRs (RIPE NCC members). Non-members of RIPE NCC (people who do not have "Reg-ID") can email training(a)ripe.net and be manually registered. More details below. -------------------------- https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars/advanced-ripe-a… This is part of the series of interactive on-line learning sessions, that give you the opportunity to learn and interact with trainers without leaving your desk, as well as for hands-on practice, and to get your questions answered by developers. Learn how to: - Use RIPE Atlas measurements for network monitoring and troubleshooting - Use API calls for measurement creation - Integrate RIPE Atlas with existing monitoring systems Webinars start at 12:30 UTC, and take about one hour. ----------------------------- We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, Michela Galante and Vesna Manojlovic RIPE NCC

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'new set wizzard' broken?
by newsboonie 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Hi, It seems the 'new set wizzard' for selecting probes is not working anymore. It does show the map but the input box is missing. Is it just me or is it broken? Thanks, Dave

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Leaseweb Network (US, Manassas and San Francisco) have joined RIPE Atlas anchors
by Michela Galante 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Dear RIPE Atlas users, We're happy to announce that two more RIPE Atlas anchors have joined the network and are now available as targets for probe hosts conducting their own user-defined measurements. The new anchors, both hosted by Leaseweb Network in United States, are: us-mnz-as30633, in Manassas (Virginia) us-sfo-as7203, in San Francisco (California) Congratulations to Leaseweb Network for their third and fourth anchor online! Anchoring measurements (ping, ping6, traceroute and traceroute6) are scheduled towards these anchors from all the other anchors as well as several hundred probes, providing a continual overview of regional reachability. Results of these measurements are available as raw data in JSON format, and visualised on the map and "seismograph" with many configurable features. You can access the anchoring measurements for all anchors at: https://atlas.ripe.net/anchors/list/ Learn more about RIPE Atlas anchors at: https://atlas.ripe.net/about/anchors/ Thank you for participating in RIPE Atlas! Kind regards, RIPE Atlas Team RIPE NCC atlas(a)ripe.net

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GEMNET LLC (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) has joined RIPE Atlas Anchors
by Michela Galante 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Dear RIPE Atlas users, We're happy to announce that another RIPE Atlas anchor has joined the network and is now available as a target for probe hosts conducting their own user-defined measurements. The new anchor is called mn-uln-as45204 and it is hosted by GEMNET LLC in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Anchoring measurements (ping, ping6, traceroute and traceroute6) are scheduled towards this anchor from all the other anchors as well as several hundred probes, providing a continual overview of regional reachability. Results of these measurements are available as raw data in JSON format, and visualised on the map and "seismograph" with many configurable features. You can access the anchoring measurements for all anchors at: https://atlas.ripe.net/anchors/list/ Learn more about RIPE Atlas anchors at: https://atlas.ripe.net/about/anchors/ Thank you for participating in RIPE Atlas! Kind Regards, RIPE Atlas Team atlas(a)ripe.net

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Probe not appearing in the Atlas
by Ismael Carmona 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Hello, We have the probe #24142, it gets DHCP fine (91.123.100.8) and we can ping it and see with sflow that it perform requests to external servers but we cannot find it online in the atlas. We already tried rebooting it. Any idea how we can make it appear online in the atlas page? Thank you, Ismael

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traceroute - view latest results
by gboonie 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

What should the blue 'i' do at the right side of a traceroute measurement? Hovering over it shows a 'view lastest results' message. For example in this measurement: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/2845726/#!probes I'm hoping it will soon display all the hops of a traceroute. Just like the traceroutes of the built-in measurements. Just like: Thanks, Dave

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filter ping results by AS
by Sebastian Neuner 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

Hi there, I'm currently trying to figure out, how I can get all ping results to(/from) my AS within a certain time frame, to run some statistics. The REST-API documentation [0] states, that measurements can be filtered by dst_asn, but it doesn't seem to influence the results I'm getting: > filter: { > 'start_time__gt': 1445231337, > 'type': 'ping', > 'dst_asn': 553 > } > > dst_asn dst_name > -------------------------------------------- > 2607 sk-bts-as2607.anchors.atlas.ripe.net > 2602 lu-lux-as2602.anchors.atlas.ripe.net > 16154 88.213.204.251 > 1853 at-vie-as1853.anchors.atlas.ripe.net > 8608 195.18.114.5 > 32475 www.siteground.com > 12322 78.194.137.59 > None ch-zrh-as559.anchors.atlas.ripe.net Also, why do some measurements have no dst_asn? Regards, Sebastian [0] https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/rest/

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Private Probes: What's the Point
by Jonathan Brewer 24 Oct '15

24 Oct '15

Hi All, I've run into a few probes marked private, and when I've found & asked the owners, they didn't realise they'd done anything restrictive or harmful to researchers by marking their probes private. Intrigued at this phenomena, I had a look at the probe metadata. Right now I think there are 1,534 Atlas probes that are active and connected to the network, but marked private. What's the point of having private probes in the network? Do their hosts still earn credits they can use on public probes? Should they be? Are private probe hosts helping the project? The FAQ says nothing about private probes, so I thought I would ask here. Thanks, Jon

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Anchors and NTP back to the future
by Stephane Bortzmeyer 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

Some anchors appear to be reachable with NTP but most of them are not. I guess it means the anchor always has a NTP server (and I assume it is on purpose) but many networks filter it. What is the good recommanded practice? Specially in the light of the Back to the Future attack <http://www.cs.bu.edu/~goldbe/NTPattack.html>

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