[atlas] Many timeout-failures for DNS over TCP

For reference, it still appears on https://atlas.ripe.net/ (https://atlas.ripe.net/) for me -
Tom

May 9, 2017 9:14 AM, w.b.devries at utwente.nl (mailto:w.b.devries at utwente.nl) wrote:
	Hi Davey, 

	There used to be a message on the atlas.ripe.net frontpage, I retrieved it from google cache: 

	Due to an unfortunate bug in a recent probe firmware (version 4760), TCP based DNS measurements are not providing correct results. This affects all ongoing and one-off measurements. 

	The issue also affected DNSMON measurements between 14-23 March. On 23 March we deployed a corrected firmware on RIPE Atlas anchors (version 4770), and in the near future we'll deploy it on regular probes as well. 

	Our excuses for the inconvenience caused!​ 

	So any probe that is still on version 4760 will provide timeouts for TCP DNS lookups. 

	Cheers, 

	Wouter  
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  From: ripe-atlas  on behalf of Davey Song($BAWNS7r(B) 
Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 10:03 AM
To: ripe-atlas at ripe.net (mailto:ripe-atlas at ripe.net)
Subject: [atlas] Many timeout-failures for DNS over TCP
	Hi folks,  

	I setup measurements for DNS queries over both TCP and UDP. I found the timeout and failures of TCP is far more than UDP.  

	For example : 

	DNS over TCP:  https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/8552847/#!probes (https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/8552847/#!probes) 

	DNS over UDP:  https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/8552846/#!probes (https://atlas.ripe.net/measurements/8552846/#!probes)  

	Is it normal ? I mean is there any special timeout routine/parameters of atlas probes from normal resolver? 

	Best regards, 

	Davey
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