I-Root

Operational

i.root-servers.net

One of the 13 named authorities configured for the DNS root zone.

AS29216AnycastIPv4 + IPv6DNS RootNetnod

What I-Root is

I-Root is the root server identity i.root-servers.net. It is one of the 13 named authorities for the DNS root zone, is operated by Netnod, and is served from multiple published locations using the same root-service addresses.

Global servicePublished sites across multiple regions

Root authorityAnswers authoritative queries for the root zone

Anycast deliveryOne service identity announced from many sites

Network & Service

Hostname: i.root-servers.net
IPv4: 192.36.148.17
IPv6: 2001:7fe::53
ASN: AS29216
Operator: Netnod
Transport: DNS over UDP / TCP · port 53
Address families: IPv4 and IPv6

Deployment Snapshot

92Published sitesroot-servers.org

~90Operationalcurrent snapshot

0Suspendedcurrent snapshot

0Decommissionedcurrent snapshot

Global Anycast Service

Same root-service addresses, published from multiple network sites.

I-Root

AmsterdamFrankfurtLondon

I-Root192.36.148.172001:7fe::53

StockholmSingapore+ more sites

Published Locations

Selected examples from the operator-published I-Root site dataset. This is not the complete list.

View All Locations

Location	Site type	IPv4	IPv6	Instances
Amsterdam, NL	Global	Enabled	Enabled	2
Frankfurt, DE	Global	Enabled	Enabled	1
London, GB	Global	Enabled	Enabled	2
Stockholm, SE	Global	Enabled	Enabled	4
Tokyo, JP	Global	Enabled	Enabled	2

Official Sources

IANA Root ServersCanonical root-server hostnames and service addresses. I-Root / NetnodOperator information for I-Root. root-servers.org JSONPublished site, network, RSSAC, and operator data.

I-Root

What I-Root is

Network & Service

Deployment Snapshot

Global Anycast Service

Published Locations

Official Sources

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