On 2017/12/03 17:36 , Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > Atlas rejects 'use_probe_resolver': False if you did not specify a > target: > > Status 400, reason > "{"error":{"status":400,"errors":[{"source":{"pointer":"/definitions/0"},"detail":"`target` > cannot be null if `use_probe_resolver` is not > specified"}],"code":102,"detail":"There was a problem with your > request","title":"Bad Request"}}" > > 'resolve_on_probe' seems ignored. >
> 2) Use an external server (here, Quad9, option -e): > > % atlas-resolve -r 5 -v -e 9.9.9.9 thepiratebay.org > {'definitions': [{'protocol': 'UDP', 'description': 'DNS resolution of > thepiratebay.org via nameserver 9.9.9.9', 'af': 4, 'query_argument': > 'thepiratebay.org', 'query_type': 'A', 'query_class': 'IN', 'target': > '9.9.9.9', 'set_rd_bit': True, 'type': 'dns', 'use_probe_resolver': False}], > 'is_oneoff': True, 'probes': [{'requested': 5, 'type': 'area', 'value': 'WW', > 'tags': {'include': ['system-ipv4-works']}}]} > Measurement #10397471 for thepiratebay.org/A uses 5 probes > Nameserver 9.9.9.9 > [104.27.216.28 104.27.217.28] : 5 occurrences > Test #10397471 done at 2017-12-03T16:19:41Z It may be worth pointing out that resolve_on_probe has effect if two conditions are met: 1) use_probe_resolver is false 2) the measurement target is a dns name (as opposed to an IP address literal) In your quad-9 example, the target is a literal, so resolve_on_probe has no effect. The following DNS measurement uses resolve_on_probe: https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/10404214/ Here is an example measurement result: {"af":4,"dst_addr":"193.0.9.7","from":"73.34.225.118","fw":4780,"group_id":10404214,"lts":38,"msm_id":10404214,"msm_name":"Tdig","name":"manus.authdns.ripe.net","prb_id":21675,"proto":"UDP","result":{"ANCOUNT":1,"ARCOUNT":0,"ID":55944,"NSCOUNT":0,"QDCOUNT":1,"abuf":"2oiEAAABAAEAAAAAA3d3dwRyaXBlA25ldAAAAQABwAwAAQABAABUYAAEwQAGiw==","rt":131.954,"size":46},"src_addr":"192.168.29.154","stored_timestamp":1512385062,"timestamp":1512385044,"type":"dns"} The probe reports that it resolved 'name' manus.authdns.ripe.net to 'dst_addr' 193.0.9.7 Philip