DNS response history for a.root-servers.net

a.root-servers.net is a DNS nameserver monitored by NameServerHistory. This page provides historical DNS response-time data, nameserver uptime signals, DNS latency observations, resolved IP history, successful response counts, failed response counts, and reliability indicators for this nameserver.

The selected UTC date is 2026-08-08. For this date, NameServerHistory found 63 DNS check records, 61 successful responses, 2 failed responses, and 112 ms average response time. Current selected-date status: At least one successful DNS response was recorded for the selected date.

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Records on Selected Date

63

Historical checks stored for this nameserver on selected date

Average Latency

112 ms

Calculated from available response records

Latest Check on Selected Date

2026-08-08 23:45

All timestamps shown in UTC

Latest Resolved IP on Selected Date

198.41.0.4

Most recently resolved hosting IP on selected date

Successful Responses

61

Checks that returned a measurable response

Failed Responses

2

Checks with no response or no returned latency

Failure Rate

3%

Based on the selected date history

Selected Date Status

Responsive

At least one successful response exists on selected date

History for a.root-servers.net

Showing DNS history for 2026-08-08 UTC. Newest records appear first.

Latency bars are scaled to a maximum of 5000 ms for quick visual comparison.

# Query Time (UTC) Correlation ID Latency Response IP Address
63 2026-08-08 23:45 639218291874134258
38 ms 198.41.0.4
62 2026-08-08 23:30 639218282817785496
24 ms 198.41.0.4
61 2026-08-08 22:39 639218252106422334
8 ms 198.41.0.4
60 2026-08-08 22:24 639218243323944113
53 ms 198.41.0.4
59 2026-08-08 22:09 639218234397020230
3 ms 198.41.0.4
58 2026-08-08 21:54 639218225412858763
14 ms 198.41.0.4
57 2026-08-08 21:03 639218194282616684
13 ms 198.41.0.4
56 2026-08-08 20:48 639218185036989606
5 ms 198.41.0.4
55 2026-08-08 20:33 639218175974363575
9 ms 198.41.0.4
54 2026-08-08 20:18 639218166972644815
3 ms 198.41.0.4
53 2026-08-08 19:26 639218135900313734
8 ms 198.41.0.4
52 2026-08-08 19:11 639218127088470726
3 ms 198.41.0.4
51 2026-08-08 18:56 639218118310406743
2009 ms 198.41.0.4
50 2026-08-08 18:42 639218109452520238
4 ms 198.41.0.4
49 2026-08-08 17:50 639218078440804962
3 ms 198.41.0.4
48 2026-08-08 17:36 639218069827056995
7 ms 198.41.0.4
47 2026-08-08 17:21 639218060928974999
3 ms 198.41.0.4
46 2026-08-08 17:06 639218052072104591
15 ms 198.41.0.4
45 2026-08-08 16:16 639218021131612993
3 ms 198.41.0.4
44 2026-08-08 16:01 639218012544891033
4 ms 198.41.0.4
43 2026-08-08 15:47 639218003733822367
6 ms 198.41.0.4
42 2026-08-08 15:32 639217994998349201
5 ms 198.41.0.4
41 2026-08-08 14:40 639217963788814319
8 ms 198.41.0.4
40 2026-08-08 14:26 639217955087396874
4 ms 198.41.0.4
39 2026-08-08 14:11 639217946350294952
2007 ms 198.41.0.4
38 2026-08-08 13:57 639217937526020436
2 ms 198.41.0.4
37 2026-08-08 13:05 639217906769667024
32 ms 198.41.0.4
36 2026-08-08 12:51 639217898300938849
13 ms 198.41.0.4
35 2026-08-08 12:37 639217889778639925
2 ms 198.41.0.4
34 2026-08-08 12:22 639217881083065140
9 ms 198.41.0.4
33 2026-08-08 11:29 639217850620659312
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32 2026-08-08 11:14 639217841938624907
16 ms 198.41.0.4
31 2026-08-08 11:00 639217833389546843
4 ms 198.41.0.4
30 2026-08-08 10:46 639217824846173945
3 ms 198.41.0.4
29 2026-08-08 09:54 639217793807292972
8 ms 198.41.0.4
28 2026-08-08 09:40 639217785208951403
29 ms 198.41.0.4
27 2026-08-08 09:25 639217776566534942
16 ms 198.41.0.4
26 2026-08-08 09:11 639217767935139326
9 ms 198.41.0.4
25 2026-08-08 08:20 639217737225367411
7 ms 198.41.0.4
24 2026-08-08 08:06 639217728765093674
8 ms 198.41.0.4
23 2026-08-08 07:51 639217720136905586
4 ms 198.41.0.4
22 2026-08-08 07:37 639217711410853004
28 ms 198.41.0.4
21 2026-08-08 06:48 639217680275549698
6 ms 198.41.0.4
20 2026-08-08 06:34 639217671340563867
5 ms 198.41.0.4
19 2026-08-08 06:19 639217662739829952
10 ms 198.41.0.4
18 2026-08-08 06:05 639217654129395144
2 ms 198.41.0.4
17 2026-08-08 05:14 639217623690502934
59 ms 198.41.0.4
16 2026-08-08 05:00 639217615180184169
15 ms 198.41.0.4
15 2026-08-08 04:46 639217606737293244
40 ms 198.41.0.4
14 2026-08-08 04:31 639217598089858483
25 ms 198.41.0.4
13 2026-08-08 03:40 639217567343169140
46 ms 198.41.0.4
12 2026-08-08 03:26 639217558743892856
63 ms 198.41.0.4
11 2026-08-08 03:11 639217550069823359
103 ms 198.41.0.4
10 2026-08-08 02:57 639217541571663863
4 ms 198.41.0.4
9 2026-08-08 02:03 639217510598671918
2 ms 198.41.0.4
8 2026-08-08 01:49 639217501853904641
2 ms 198.41.0.4
7 2026-08-08 01:34 639217492857464038
3 ms 198.41.0.4
6 2026-08-08 01:19 639217483935810845
3 ms 198.41.0.4
5 2026-08-08 01:04 639217475281344873
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4 2026-08-08 00:50 639217466591266473
3 ms 198.41.0.4
3 2026-08-08 00:36 639217457842031506
3 ms 198.41.0.4
2 2026-08-08 00:21 639217449192590684
2 ms 198.41.0.4
1 2026-08-08 00:06 639217440385817840
2011 ms 198.41.0.4