What to do with broken v1 probe?
Fellow atlas users, 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? Cheers, Lorenzo ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: RIPE Atlas <no-reply@ripe.net> Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 9:59 PM Subject: Congratulations! Your RIPE Atlas probe 333 is 10 years old! To: Lorenzo Colitti <lorenzo@colitti.com> Dear Lorenzo Colitti, It's your probe's birthday today !! To celebrate that fact, we are giving you 9869024 credits to use for scheduling your own measurements. In the last 10 years your probe was connected for 99% of the time. Happy measuring and thank you on behalf of everyone at the RIPE NCC and the other RIPE Atlas users. The RIPE Atlas Team
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://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/ 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://github.com/RIPE-NCC/ripe-atlas-software-probe https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes -- Cheers, Chriztoffer
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>:
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
On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 08:18, Lorenzo Colitti via ripe-atlas wrote: probes being given out these days?
You can apply for a new probe online on this page.
https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/
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://github.com/RIPE-NCC/ripe-atlas-software-probe https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes
-- Cheers, Chriztoffer
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<mailto: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$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRc1CGvGLU$> 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$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/github.com/RIPE-NCC/ripe-atlas-software-probe__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRcXqGDEdI$> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRccuT1gcg$<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/ripe-atlas-software-probes__;!!GjvTz_vk!BvyHglmwjyXPR6mR8qggH_j1VM_iUf606o5k_449D4fJNGRmw-xcfJRccuT1gcg$> -- Cheers, Chriztoffer
On 2021-03-25 13:02, Ponikierski, Grzegorz via ripe-atlas wrote:
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
Indeed, it's nice if the redistribution of of unneeded (but working!) probes happens in a peer-to-peer fashion. Facilitation of this via the RIPE NCC does not happen on a large scale. Regards, Robert
Hi, On 25/03/2021 13:50, Robert Kisteleki wrote:
On 2021-03-25 13:02, Ponikierski, Grzegorz via ripe-atlas wrote:
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
Indeed, it's nice if the redistribution of of unneeded (but working!) probes happens in a peer-to-peer fashion. Facilitation of this via the RIPE NCC does not happen on a large scale.
I'd like to add to this that we can give the redistributed probe a new probe ID so it really becomes a brand new probe without any history attached to it. To request this for your redistributed probe, you can send an email to atlas@ripe.net and it will be taken care of. Cheers, Johan
Regards, Robert
On 2021/03/21 8:18 , 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.
Yes, it is a pity that they stop working.
Any idea what to do? Should I just apply for a new probe? Are new probes being given out these days?
It will take a while before we have new hardware probes. Probably at the end of this year. At the moment the best option is a software probe. Philip
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Chriztoffer Hansen -
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Philip Homburg -
Ponikierski, Grzegorz -
Robert Kisteleki