2001:500:9f::42

2001:500:9f::42 is dedicated to Root Servers. Details on hostnames, network point-of-presence, and more are provided below. We also provide IPs, networks and hostnames used by other applications.

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IP Stack Summary

Layer	Details	Category
Application	Root Servers	Technology
Network	ICANN @ Anycast	Technology

IP Info


IP Address	2001:500:9f::42	On the ICANN Network
Hostname	l.root-servers.net	Associated with Root Servers

Routing Info


ASN	AS20144
ASN Route	2001:500:9f::/48
ASN Label	ICANN - L-root
Category	Technology
Organization	ICANN
Location	Anycast - What is Anycast?

Routing and ASN
The ASN (Autonomous System Number) provides routing and location information for traffic flowing to this IP address.

Application

Root Servers - Technology

A root name server is a name server for the root zone of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

Dedicated IP
Some IP addresses can be shared across multiple applications, especially on content delivery networks (CDNs). However, it looks like 2001:500:9f::42 is dedicated to Root Servers.

Network

ICANN - Anycast
ICANN is a nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet

What is Anycast?
Anycast makes it possible to route a single IP address to a variety of different geographic locations. Nifty.

Notable Hostnames

l.root-servers.net

Notable Hostnames Data
The list of notable hostnames that were detected on this IP address come from DNS, HTTP headers, TLS certificates, DNS hinting, and other deep packet inspection methods.