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Introducing RIPE Atlas Status Checks

Introducing RIPE Atlas Status Checks

Suzanne Taylor

4 min read

More and more network operators are interested in using RIPE Atlas as a monitoring tool. We listened to your requests and are pleased to introduce Status Checks, a new feature that lets you harness the power of the RIPE Atlas network to help monitor the health of your own services.

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The Seismograph User Guide

The Seismograph User Guide

Massimo Candela

4 min read

The Seismograph is an interactive RIPE Atlas tool that allows users to analyse and visualise ping measurements. Here we explain the tool's different features and how you can make the most of them.

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Increased Reach of RIPE Atlas Anchors

Increased Reach of RIPE Atlas Anchors

Suzanne Taylor

8 min read

Increasing the reach of RIPE Atlas anchors is one of the highest priority goals of RIPE Atlas Team. In this article we will inform you about the current status, new features and, as always, we want to get your feedback about our plans.

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The Many Instances of the L-root Name Server

The Many Instances of the L-root Name Server

Stéphane Bortzmeyer

7 min read

The techniques used by the L-root DNS server are documented in RFC 7108 "A Summary of Various Mechanisms Deployed at L-Root for the Identification of Anycast Nodes". These techniques can be used by the RIPE Atlas probes to find the instance of L-root they are talking to.

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RIPEstat 2013 Year in Review

RIPEstat 2013 Year in Review

Suzanne Taylor

9 min read

RIPEstat users saw a lot of changes throughout 2013, from support for new query types, such as countries and hostnames, to a completely revamped website. Below we summarise some of the most exciting advancements from the year, and give you a sneak peek of the things we think you might find useful i…

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New Seismograph Improvements and Other Features

New Seismograph Improvements and Other Features

Suzanne Taylor

7 min read

It has been a busy last quarter of 2013 for RIPE Atlas. Here you have an overview of the latest features and new functionality.

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How Many RIPE Atlas Probes Can Resolve IPv6-only Domain Names?

How Many RIPE Atlas Probes Can Resolve IPv6-only Domain Names?

Stéphane Bortzmeyer

6 min read

Each RIPE Atlas probe has at least one DNS resolver, indicated by a DHCP reply on the local network of the probe. Irrespective of the IP address of the resolver, this server may have IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity or only IPv4 connectivity. What is the percentage among RIPE Atlas probes?

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RIPE Atlas 2013 Year in Review

RIPE Atlas 2013 Year in Review

Michela Galante

11 min read

The RIPE NCC wishes to thank all members of the RIPE Atlas community for their participation and support. This includes RIPE Atlas probe hosts, anchor hosts, sponsoring organisations, ambassadors, users and all RIPE NCC members who support this activity. Below we describe the major achievements and…

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Infrastructure Geolocation - Plan of Action

Infrastructure Geolocation - Plan of Action

Emile Aben

7 min read

At RIPE 67 we presented our ideas on infrastructure geolocation. We received positive feedback for developing this idea. This article shows the current thinking on how to develop router geolocation further. Any feedback will be appreciated.

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Proposing Making RIPE Atlas Data More Public

Proposing Making RIPE Atlas Data More Public

Vesna Manojlovic

11 min read

RIPE Atlas is now three years old, and is moving from a prototype to production service. Based on our experience so far, observing typical usage and listening to user feedback, we suggest opening up the publication of measurement data further. In this article we aim to clarify the current situation…

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