# Uncategorized **URL:** https://forum.ripe.net/c/uncategorised/1.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.ripe.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ripe.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ripe.net/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Why Effective Digital Governance Begins with Understanding the Internet Itself](https://forum.ripe.net/t/why-effective-digital-governance-begins-with-understanding-the-internet-itself/1401)
**Author:** [@HMI\_IMH](https://forum.ripe.net/u/HMI_IMH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 April 2025 12:51 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/why-effective-digital-governance-begins-with-understanding-the-internet-itself/1401 "2025-04-14T12:51:39Z")
Dear all, I’ve put together a RIPE Labs article on why effective digital governance must begin with a clear understanding of how the Internet actually works. Technical coordination keeps the Internet running, Internet … --- ## [Download RIPE database](https://forum.ripe.net/t/download-ripe-database/1383)
**Author:** [@cl-admin](https://forum.ripe.net/u/cl-admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [4 April 2025 09:04 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/download-ripe-database/1383 "2025-04-04T09:04:56Z")
Hello According to the FAQ, the DB it should be available to the public: But I can’t download the database from ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/dbase/ripe.db.gz as anonymous user. How can I get it? Thanks! --- ## ["No traffic data available"](https://forum.ripe.net/t/no-traffic-data-available/1356)
**Author:** [@decibel](https://forum.ripe.net/u/decibel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2025 06:44 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/no-traffic-data-available/1356 "2025-03-09T06:44:25Z")
For almost since I started hosting a probe? , I have this message of “No Traffic Data Available” Is this a setting I have omitted? Cheers, Probe 1008416 --- ## [Ripe atlas cli tool acting strange](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ripe-atlas-cli-tool-acting-strange/1349)
**Author:** [@Abhijit\_Sharma](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Abhijit_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2025 11:28 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ripe-atlas-cli-tool-acting-strange/1349 "2025-02-28T11:28:29Z")
I am using ripe-atlas cli tool to create dns measurements. i want to get the output of my measurements in a txt file, but when i try to direct the command output to a txt file nothing comes in the file as output. I have … --- ## [Time sync of RIPE probes](https://forum.ripe.net/t/time-sync-of-ripe-probes/1306)
**Author:** [@christopher.walker](https://forum.ripe.net/u/christopher.walker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2025 10:50 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/time-sync-of-ripe-probes/1306 "2025-02-13T10:50:07Z")
I’ve been looking at NTP measurements from RIPE probes. For a number of the probes, the time seems to drift by two seconds, then reset (see plot). says " And v3 probes currently use OpenNTPD but will switch to ntpd i… --- ## [IP Geolocation Issues Affecting CapCut Template Access on My Website](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ip-geolocation-issues-affecting-capcut-template-access-on-my-website/1309)
**Author:** [@joeroot](https://forum.ripe.net/u/joeroot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [2 February 2025 12:05 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ip-geolocation-issues-affecting-capcut-template-access-on-my-website/1309 "2025-02-02T12:05:49Z")
Hi everyone, I’m running a website that provides CapCut templates and resources for video editing enthusiasts. Recently, I’ve started receiving complaints from users in certain regions that they’re unable to access or d… --- ## [How to stop 2FA](https://forum.ripe.net/t/how-to-stop-2fa/1304)
**Author:** [@blomitd\_net](https://forum.ripe.net/u/blomitd_net)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 January 2025 10:40 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/how-to-stop-2fa/1304 "2025-01-23T10:40:40Z")
I forgot where to get my 2FA code --- ## [Netwatch Team: a Volunteer Distributed Attack Monitoring Network](https://forum.ripe.net/t/netwatch-team-a-volunteer-distributed-attack-monitoring-network/1296)
**Author:** [@how](https://forum.ripe.net/u/how)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 January 2025 20:29 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/netwatch-team-a-volunteer-distributed-attack-monitoring-network/1296 "2025-01-10T20:29:37Z")
Lars König made an interesting presentation at last Chaos Communication Congress. Tired of the incoming flow of attacks on his SSH port, he went on to track and find the attackers, and discovered a large botnet that he c… --- ## [Why I am getting this error?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/why-i-am-getting-this-error/1272)
**Author:** [@danieldelex](https://forum.ripe.net/u/danieldelex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 January 2025 09:03 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/why-i-am-getting-this-error/1272 "2025-01-06T09:03:28Z")
Hello I recently posted a query on this forum, But now it is showing this error- “ Our automated spam filter, Akismet, has temporarily hidden your post Troubleshooting RIPE Atlas Probe Connection Issues for review.” Co… --- ## [Community-Sourced Translations](https://forum.ripe.net/t/community-sourced-translations/1204)
**Author:** [@fergalc](https://forum.ripe.net/u/fergalc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2024 14:56 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/community-sourced-translations/1204 "2024-12-15T14:56:48Z")
We’re opening up our translations to the community! If you want to help translate RIPE NCC materials into your language, you can volunteer to become part of our translator community. Read all about it in the RIPE Labs ar… --- ## [New Translations Platform - What do you think?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/new-translations-platform-what-do-you-think/186)
**Author:** [@fergalc](https://forum.ripe.net/u/fergalc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2024 14:49 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/new-translations-platform-what-do-you-think/186 "2024-12-15T14:49:18Z")
We just put out a new wiki with translations of a lot of RIPE NCC content. We hope this helps people across the service region to get a better understanding of what we do and how things work. Have a look, spread the word… --- ## [SW Probe can't connect to ctr-dub-sw01.atlas.prod.ripe.net](https://forum.ripe.net/t/sw-probe-cant-connect-to-ctr-dub-sw01-atlas-prod-ripe-net/1203)
**Author:** [@de\_udm\_probe](https://forum.ripe.net/u/de_udm_probe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [5 November 2024 15:39 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/sw-probe-cant-connect-to-ctr-dub-sw01-atlas-prod-ripe-net/1203 "2024-11-05T15:39:19Z")
Without any changes on my end, my SW probe started to seeing a lot of disconnects over the past couple weeks: This probe was running for almost 2 years without any issues. In an attempt to fix the problem i tried to … --- ## [ROA Coverage Improvement October 2024](https://forum.ripe.net/t/roa-coverage-improvement-october-2024/1199)
**Author:** [@iilhan](https://forum.ripe.net/u/iilhan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2024 15:04 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/roa-coverage-improvement-october-2024/1199 "2024-10-17T15:04:21Z")
We are comparing the ROA coverage of IPv4 space held by members from each country. This time, the biggest improvements came from some of the smallest countries in our service region, while countries with a lot more re… --- ## [How to Optimize IPv6 Deployment for a Medium-Sized Network?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/how-to-optimize-ipv6-deployment-for-a-medium-sized-network/979)
**Author:** [@denizcan](https://forum.ripe.net/u/denizcan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [15 October 2024 16:27 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/how-to-optimize-ipv6-deployment-for-a-medium-sized-network/979 "2024-10-15T16:27:46Z")
Hello guys! :smiling\_face\_with\_three\_hearts: I am currently involved in planning the deployment of IPv6 for our medium-sized enterprise network. We have made some progress, but there are still a few challenges and uncer… --- ## [A History of Mailing Lists in the RIPE Community](https://forum.ripe.net/t/a-history-of-mailing-lists-in-the-ripe-community/1178)
**Author:** [@iilhan](https://forum.ripe.net/u/iilhan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 October 2024 08:03 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/a-history-of-mailing-lists-in-the-ripe-community/1178 "2024-10-08T08:03:11Z")
The RIPE mailing lists have been an essential part of the work of the RIPE community for more than 30 years and are still being widely used. All the policies that determine how the Internet works in our region, and all t… --- ## [Telecom market trends in the South East Europe](https://forum.ripe.net/t/telecom-market-trends-in-the-south-east-europe/399)
**Author:** [@jcosic](https://forum.ripe.net/u/jcosic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [1 October 2024 10:52 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/telecom-market-trends-in-the-south-east-europe/399 "2024-10-01T10:52:30Z")
Hi all! I’m preparing a talk about market development in the telecommunications sector for the upcoming SEE 11 meeting in Split. I’ll touch upon the trends of market consolidation and its effects on the industry. Are … --- ## [Error when trying to run rpki validator](https://forum.ripe.net/t/error-when-trying-to-run-rpki-validator/453)
**Author:** [@Baptiste](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Baptiste)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [30 September 2024 13:46 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/error-when-trying-to-run-rpki-validator/453 "2024-09-30T13:46:52Z")
Hello, I want to install rpki validator as a validation software on a debian 11 VM. I have installed rpki validator from this site How to Install an RPKI Validator | RIPE Labs. The installation went well but I can’t ex… --- ## [A Decade of IPv6 and RPKI Deployment in Ireland](https://forum.ripe.net/t/a-decade-of-ipv6-and-rpki-deployment-in-ireland/1166)
**Author:** [@fergalc](https://forum.ripe.net/u/fergalc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [12 September 2024 12:44 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/a-decade-of-ipv6-and-rpki-deployment-in-ireland/1166 "2024-09-12T12:44:54Z")
I’m presenting at the wonderful INEX Meeting in Dublin today, and in preparation my colleague Ilke Ilhan looked at the last 10 years of IPv6 and RPKI development in Ireland with a some nice interactive Roslingesque visua… --- ## [The Impact of ChatGPT](https://forum.ripe.net/t/the-impact-of-chatgpt/424)
**Author:** [@fergalc](https://forum.ripe.net/u/fergalc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [9 September 2024 14:50 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/the-impact-of-chatgpt/424 "2024-09-09T14:50:45Z")
So who’s making good use of ChatGPT and the like? And who’s already come across problems with how it’s being used? There’s been a lot of talk about potential benefits and pitfalls, but what has been your experience so fa… --- ## [Routing Realities: Assessing the practicality of academic BGP security solutions in network operations](https://forum.ripe.net/t/routing-realities-assessing-the-practicality-of-academic-bgp-security-solutions-in-network-operations/1147)
**Author:** [@Aleeza09](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Aleeza09)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2024 15:46 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/routing-realities-assessing-the-practicality-of-academic-bgp-security-solutions-in-network-operations/1147 "2024-09-05T15:46:21Z")
Hello! My name is Aleeza, and I am a student pursuing my Master’s thesis at the Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics. I am writing to cordially invite you to participate in an asynchronous online focus group study as pa… --- ## [Improving the navigation on ripe.net](https://forum.ripe.net/t/improving-the-navigation-on-ripe-net/1026)
**Author:** [@Ulka](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Ulka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2024 13:42 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/improving-the-navigation-on-ripe-net/1026 "2024-08-07T13:42:05Z")
We’re working on improving the navigation on www.ripe.net, following our redesign. We plan to make some changes to the navigation menus of the website on Monday, 1 July. The main changes are: “Events” will be added as… --- ## [GNS3 3.0 Beta 3!](https://forum.ripe.net/t/gns3-3-0-beta-3/1066)
**Author:** [@geryescalier](https://forum.ripe.net/u/geryescalier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 August 2024 08:54 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/gns3-3-0-beta-3/1066 "2024-08-03T08:54:49Z")
GNS3 3.0 Beta 3! :partying\_face: improves IPv6 support as expected IPv6 support has been improved, for example WebSocket consoles can now be used over IPv6. GNS3 3.0 Beta 3! :partying\_face: como no podía ser menos mej… --- ## [Post-GM Discussion for Members](https://forum.ripe.net/t/post-gm-discussion-for-members/970)
**Author:** [@fergalc](https://forum.ripe.net/u/fergalc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [4 July 2024 13:13 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/post-gm-discussion-for-members/970 "2024-07-04T13:13:57Z")
I mentioned this forum at the GM today (22 May), and if anyone wants to try it out you can play with your settings, try receive replies via email, etc. You might find out you like it, or not. But you won’t know until you… --- ## [Is RIPE NCC still necessary?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/is-ripe-ncc-still-necessary/1033)
**Author:** [@dpasn](https://forum.ripe.net/u/dpasn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [4 July 2024 01:27 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/is-ripe-ncc-still-necessary/1033 "2024-07-04T01:27:41Z")
Dear RIPE community!! I am totally new to the understanding of worldwide IP allocation and I am eager to learn more about it! Hence, the first question that I have is, are RIR’s still necessary if we completely shifted … --- ## [RIPE-NCC github ipv6-security-lab](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ripe-ncc-github-ipv6-security-lab/1020)
**Author:** [@geryescalier](https://forum.ripe.net/u/geryescalier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2024 15:54 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ripe-ncc-github-ipv6-security-lab/1020 "2024-07-03T15:54:41Z")
Searching the github repo RIPE NCC I found this laboratory, I share it on the forum in case there are more interested in carrying out more laboratories on IPv6 This repo GitHub - RIPE-NCC/ipv6-workshop-tools is quite o… --- ## [How to find company name by IPv4 or IPv6 using RIPE DB API](https://forum.ripe.net/t/how-to-find-company-name-by-ipv4-or-ipv6-using-ripe-db-api/290)
**Author:** [@tchizhov.m](https://forum.ripe.net/u/tchizhov.m)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [2 July 2024 13:02 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/how-to-find-company-name-by-ipv4-or-ipv6-using-ripe-db-api/290 "2024-07-02T13:02:23Z")
Hello!, awfully sorry if my post is off-topic, please, would you kindly advise, if/how is it possible to determine Company name having it’s IP/range through the RIPE API? I tried this: http://rest.db.ripe.net/search.j… --- ## [RIPE ipv6 mailing list several days with spam](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ripe-ipv6-mailing-list-several-days-with-spam/1019)
**Author:** [@geryescalier](https://forum.ripe.net/u/geryescalier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2024 09:10 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/ripe-ipv6-mailing-list-several-days-with-spam/1019 "2024-06-25T09:10:19Z")
Hello everyone! for several days, several spam emails are arriving on the ipv6 ipv6-wg@ripe.net mailing list. Please can you help us report the spam that is arriving on the mailing list to the admin. Thank you very much… --- ## [2FA now mandatory for RIPE NCC Access account users](https://forum.ripe.net/t/2fa-now-mandatory-for-ripe-ncc-access-account-users/902)
**Author:** [@KarlaLW](https://forum.ripe.net/u/KarlaLW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2024 08:44 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/2fa-now-mandatory-for-ripe-ncc-access-account-users/902 "2024-06-25T08:44:56Z")
Hi everyone, Two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for forum users who log in with a RIPE NCC Access account. If you haven’t already done so, you’ll need to enable 2FA on your Access account to be able to log… --- ## [New RIPE NCC Academy Course](https://forum.ripe.net/t/new-ripe-ncc-academy-course/923)
**Author:** [@ling.ang](https://forum.ripe.net/u/ling.ang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2024 07:28 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/new-ripe-ncc-academy-course/923 "2024-06-25T07:28:17Z")
Hi, We are designing a new course for new and existing members of the RIPE NCC. The course aims to help you with the basics of operating a Local Internet Registry (LIR), and includes membership matters, information on r… --- ## [Are you on Mastodon?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/are-you-on-mastodon/283)
**Author:** [@Ulka](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Ulka)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [30 May 2024 20:38 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/are-you-on-mastodon/283 "2024-05-30T20:38:03Z")
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