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Network Anomaly Detection – Survey Evaluation

Network Anomaly Detection – Survey Evaluation

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Jan Rejchrt

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We wanted to find out what network security experts think about network anomalies. We created a short web survey in order to map opinions of network professionals. In this article we describe the results.

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RIPE Atlas probe page detail

RIPE Atlas: Improved Probe Pages

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Suzanne Taylor

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We've made it much easier to get an overview of the history and measurements for all the public probes in the RIPE Atlas network. We've also added some new functionality, such as being able to add tags to probes and mark them as "favourites". Get all the details below and then explore the new pages…

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Using RIPE Atlas to Investigate Slow Servers

Using RIPE Atlas to Investigate Slow Servers

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Suzanne Taylor

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When a senior engineer at FreeAgent, an accounting software provider, got a tweet about their servers running slowly, he turned to RIPE Atlas to help solve the problem.

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Introducing RIPE Atlas Status Checks

Introducing RIPE Atlas Status Checks

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Suzanne Taylor

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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

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Massimo Candela

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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

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Suzanne Taylor

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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

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Stéphane Bortzmeyer

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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

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Suzanne Taylor

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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

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Suzanne Taylor

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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?

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Stéphane Bortzmeyer

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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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