Probes recycling is a good idea. AFAIK Atlas supports cession of probe between hosts. Probably it's just more a logistic problem how to physically send probe from one person to another. If you can send it to Poland I will find a good spot to deploy it ;)

Regards,

Grzegorz

From: "Estelmann, Christian" <c.estelmann@gmx.net>
Date: Monday 2021-03-22 at 10:35
To: "ripe-atlas@ripe.net" <ripe-atlas@ripe.net>
Subject: Re: [atlas] What to do with broken v1 probe?

Is there a possibility to return no longer used probes? I have one which was homed at a now closed location. Someone else could give it a new home.

Greeting,

Christian

Am 21. März 2021 17:14:57 MEZ schrieb Chriztoffer Hansen <ch@ntrv.dk>:

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 08:18, Lorenzo Colitti via ripe-atlas wrote:

After more than 10 years (!) of 99% uptime (see below), my probe v1

appears to have given up the ghost. When connected to power, the lights

still come on, but after a few seconds link bounces, and it never sends

any packets.

Any idea what to do? Should I just apply for a new probe? Are new

probes being given out these days?

You can apply for a new probe online on this page.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRc1CGvGLU$

If you supply a reason along with the (re-)application. I have little

doubt RIPE NCC (should?) be reasonably willing to support your request

for a new probe.

Alternatively, RIPE Atlas - also - now supports software probes. Host

one from a Raspberry PI or similar credit card-sized microcomputers?

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/RIPE-NCC/ripe-atlas-software-probe__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRcXqGDEdI$

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRccuT1gcg$

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Cheers,

Chriztoffer