Hosting a RIPE Atlas probe on your network

Have you heard about Ripe Atlas project ?
RIPE Atlas
RIPE NCC is running an excellent project called RIPE Atlas from few years. This is one of the largest distributed network measurement projects where thousands of users host small devices called RIPE Atlas Probes on their networks, home connections, data centers etc. These probes do measurement under both public and private category and make that data available publicly for use by network engineers and helps in optimising routing.

These can help other users to run ping, trace route etc from other networks to detect latency, routing issues.

I have been hosting few of these and wanted to check with other users in India if they can host some devices.
It does not have any major requirements and just need USB power, uses 4-5kbps internet for tests and be available online 24/7.

I have 2 devices which I can share at this time.

To setup new device will need your email(invite and account for accessing online tools) and ISP details(ASN) to set it up.

Some more explaining how Ripe Atlas works and can help Network users/teams
RIPE Atlas - Wikipedia
RIPE ATLAS and Benefits of Hosting it in your Indian ISP Network | Mumbai IX Blogs
RIPE Atlas Probe Stats
RIPE Atlas Measurements
 
That is quite interesting! Thank you all for your replies!

I'll try some more CDN measurements using resolve on probe selected.
Netflix, prime, steam etc. Let me know if you have other suggestions for measurements. 😀
 
It's the local Unbound resolver on PFSENSE. My primary probe doesn't have the tag RIPE Atlas despite being connected to same router.

The ISP of the probe I mentioned before does hijack DNS though. So maybe that's the issue?
 
@JB700
The ISP of the probe I mentioned before does hijack DNS though. So maybe that's the issue?
Yup. The probe behind AS133676 is getting its DNS queries meddled with.
 


Just to clarify my earlier response, one need not buy the Turris Omnia router. They have submitted a patch to the RIPE NCC folks to add support for RIPE Atlas software probe on any OpenWrt router. Hope this clarifies it.
 
Anyone help me on this. Though i read all but still didn't get clear idea. So what atlas probe is in layman words? What are benefits to host one, i mean info u get about ur network or isp? Can i get one to host on my isp, what is the criteria. Although i filled form to get one as i am interested in one and want to work on this
 
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