# Wrong system tag on Indian subcontinent probes

**URL:** <https://forum.ripe.net/t/wrong-system-tag-on-indian-subcontinent-probes/1524>\
**Category:** RIPE Atlas\
**Created:** [17 August 2025 04:20 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/wrong-system-tag-on-indian-subcontinent-probes/1524 "2025-08-17T04:20:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![psyduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@psyduck](https://forum.ripe.net/u/psyduck)\
**Post date:** [17 August 2025 04:20 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/wrong-system-tag-on-indian-subcontinent-probes/1524/1 "2025-08-17T04:20:15Z")

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My probe `1012108` was tagged with `system: Resolves AAAA Incorrectly` but I verfied it does resolve domains listed in [docs](https://atlas.ripe.net/docs/getting-started/probe-tags#dns-resolution) and uses standard google dns resolvers.

Doing a [search for probes](https://atlas.ripe.net/probes/public?sort=-id&country_code__in=All&status=All&tags=system-resolves-aaaa-incorrectly&toggle=all&page_size=100&page=1) which are tagged with same tag, I see most probes are from indian sub-continent with only a few exceptions.

How do backend systems check if `aaaa` records are resolved correctly? do they verify from a list of IPs?

```bash
root@test-debian:~# dig www.ripe.net aaaa 

; <<>> DiG 9.18.33-1~deb12u2-Debian <<>> www.ripe.net aaaa
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 31233
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.ripe.net. IN AAAA

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.ripe.net. 60 IN CNAME www.ripe.net.edgekey.net.
www.ripe.net.edgekey.net. 21413 IN CNAME e337066.dscb.akamaiedge.net.
e337066.dscb.akamaiedge.net. 20 IN AAAA 2405:200:1630:1600::312c:8d3a
e337066.dscb.akamaiedge.net. 20 IN AAAA 2405:200:1630:1600::312c:8d23

;; Query time: 56 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (UDP)
;; WHEN: Sun Aug 17 13:28:02 UTC 2025
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 170

```

```bash
root@test-debian:~# dig www.icann.org aaaa

; <<>> DiG 9.18.33-1~deb12u2-Debian <<>> www.icann.org aaaa
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 65018
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.icann.org. IN AAAA

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.icann.org. 3 IN CNAME www.icann.org.cdn.cloudflare.net.
www.icann.org.cdn.cloudflare.net. 60 IN AAAA 2606:4700:9b00:4e70:28a6:0:d4bb:9e25

;; Query time: 33 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (UDP)
;; WHEN: Sun Aug 17 13:28:32 UTC 2025
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 116

```

```bash
root@test-debian:~# dig www.ietf.org aaaa

; <<>> DiG 9.18.33-1~deb12u2-Debian <<>> www.ietf.org aaaa
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7393
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.ietf.org. IN AAAA

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.ietf.org. 60 IN AAAA 2606:4700:9a92:c0ba:44a8:0:6810:2c63

;; Query time: 32 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (UDP)
;; WHEN: Sun Aug 17 13:28:57 UTC 2025
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 69

```

```bash
root@test-debian:~# dig WwW.rIpE.nEt aaaa

; <<>> DiG 9.18.33-1~deb12u2-Debian <<>> WwW.rIpE.nEt aaaa
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 58981
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;WwW.rIpE.nEt. IN AAAA

;; ANSWER SECTION:
WwW.rIpE.nEt. 60 IN CNAME www.ripe.net.edgekey.nEt.
www.ripe.net.edgekey.nEt. 21341 IN CNAME e337066.dscb.akamaiedge.nEt.
e337066.dscb.akamaiedge.nEt. 20 IN AAAA 2405:200:1630:1600::312c:8d23
e337066.dscb.akamaiedge.nEt. 20 IN AAAA 2405:200:1630:1600::312c:8d3a

;; Query time: 62 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (UDP)
;; WHEN: Sun Aug 17 13:29:14 UTC 2025
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 170

```