On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:11 PM, David Farrell <[email protected]>wrote:
> using some VPS boxes around the globe to perhaps obtain different insights > into how we appear to the rest of the world. > ripe atlas probes allow you to do user-defined tests, trading credits for tests, credits build up over time by having it plugged in, you can do some pretty advanced stuff if you get clever with the system. Seems to be used for DNS root reachability tests a lot, from casual glancing at my pflog face . it's nice handy community thing to run even if you don't currently intend to use it, just share a trickle of bandwidth (configurable, i think mine is 8kb/s or something) free, unless you want to sponsor the project https://atlas.ripe.net/get-involved/become-a-host/ gives a nice warm feeling inside. I just give one it's own v4 IP and have it pf'ed off from my inside so minimal risk. You don't have to share the probe publicly, aiui, so can be used with limited mutuality testing or multi-site stuff. ISP or domestic endpoints are just as valid /advert -- sent via Gmail web interface, so please excuse my gross neglect of Netiquette
