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 2026-08-18. For this date, NameServerHistory found 75 DNS check records, 75 successful responses, 0 failed responses, and 242 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

75

Historical checks stored for this nameserver on selected date

Average Latency

242 ms

Calculated from available response records

Latest Check on Selected Date

2026-08-18 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

75

Checks that returned a measurable response

Failed Responses

0

Checks with no response or no returned latency

Failure Rate

0%

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 2026-08-18 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
75 2026-08-18 23:45 639226935204800669
2016 ms 198.41.0.4
74 2026-08-18 23:28 639226925298919497
56 ms 198.41.0.4
73 2026-08-18 23:12 639226915487885053
7 ms 198.41.0.4
72 2026-08-18 22:55 639226905465760034
3 ms 198.41.0.4
71 2026-08-18 22:39 639226895378104692
44 ms 198.41.0.4
70 2026-08-18 21:45 639226863374232622
7 ms 198.41.0.4
69 2026-08-18 21:29 639226853698516058
3 ms 198.41.0.4
68 2026-08-18 21:13 639226843797360601
28 ms 198.41.0.4
67 2026-08-18 20:56 639226834046588155
7 ms 198.41.0.4
66 2026-08-18 20:40 639226824234488533
26 ms 198.41.0.4
65 2026-08-18 20:24 639226814549928621
2014 ms 198.41.0.4
64 2026-08-18 20:07 639226804721432353
9 ms 198.41.0.4
63 2026-08-18 19:51 639226795048828184
2008 ms 198.41.0.4
62 2026-08-18 19:35 639226785202482420
3 ms 198.41.0.4
61 2026-08-18 19:18 639226775309362607
14 ms 198.41.0.4
60 2026-08-18 19:02 639226765406586155
131 ms 198.41.0.4
59 2026-08-18 18:45 639226755437790519
123 ms 198.41.0.4
58 2026-08-18 17:53 639226723856194457
9 ms 198.41.0.4
57 2026-08-18 17:36 639226714050583422
3 ms 198.41.0.4
56 2026-08-18 17:20 639226704236499724
5 ms 198.41.0.4
55 2026-08-18 17:03 639226694184520163
50 ms 198.41.0.4
54 2026-08-18 16:47 639226684161203477
8 ms 198.41.0.4
53 2026-08-18 16:30 639226674305430109
45 ms 198.41.0.4
52 2026-08-18 16:14 639226664489607984
7 ms 198.41.0.4
51 2026-08-18 15:57 639226654533111667
2009 ms 198.41.0.4
50 2026-08-18 15:41 639226644778594725
38 ms 198.41.0.4
49 2026-08-18 15:25 639226634901553621
4 ms 198.41.0.4
48 2026-08-18 15:08 639226624921864967
2023 ms 198.41.0.4
47 2026-08-18 14:51 639226614939419403
17 ms 198.41.0.4
46 2026-08-18 13:58 639226583021074771
58 ms 198.41.0.4
45 2026-08-18 13:42 639226573279933585
19 ms 198.41.0.4
44 2026-08-18 13:25 639226563494036301
2010 ms 198.41.0.4
43 2026-08-18 13:09 639226553708216256
43 ms 198.41.0.4
42 2026-08-18 12:53 639226544003734815
11 ms 198.41.0.4
41 2026-08-18 12:36 639226534105733155
40 ms 198.41.0.4
40 2026-08-18 12:20 639226524298118898
17 ms 198.41.0.4
39 2026-08-18 12:04 639226514525195335
3 ms 198.41.0.4
38 2026-08-18 11:48 639226504703635320
2 ms 198.41.0.4
37 2026-08-18 11:31 639226494737271720
24 ms 198.41.0.4
36 2026-08-18 11:15 639226485005027236
29 ms 198.41.0.4
35 2026-08-18 10:58 639226475133236105
98 ms 198.41.0.4
34 2026-08-18 10:05 639226442975077052
507 ms 198.41.0.4
33 2026-08-18 09:48 639226433317932039
43 ms 198.41.0.4
32 2026-08-18 09:32 639226423688431096
32 ms 198.41.0.4
31 2026-08-18 09:16 639226413998250045
8 ms 198.41.0.4
30 2026-08-18 09:00 639226404284554875
8 ms 198.41.0.4
29 2026-08-18 08:44 639226394637043309
10 ms 198.41.0.4
28 2026-08-18 08:28 639226385052447582
3 ms 198.41.0.4
27 2026-08-18 08:12 639226375506189603
3 ms 198.41.0.4
26 2026-08-18 07:56 639226365690646426
3 ms 198.41.0.4
25 2026-08-18 07:39 639226355771007701
12 ms 198.41.0.4
24 2026-08-18 07:23 639226345946269369
10 ms 198.41.0.4
23 2026-08-18 07:07 639226336241601848
2037 ms 198.41.0.4
22 2026-08-18 06:15 639226304950675290
52 ms 198.41.0.4
21 2026-08-18 05:59 639226295324754616
9 ms 198.41.0.4
20 2026-08-18 05:43 639226285824640601
25 ms 198.41.0.4
19 2026-08-18 05:27 639226276321223917
3 ms 198.41.0.4
18 2026-08-18 05:11 639226266800200046
14 ms 198.41.0.4
17 2026-08-18 04:55 639226256958066164
28 ms 198.41.0.4
16 2026-08-18 04:39 639226247432364597
7 ms 198.41.0.4
15 2026-08-18 04:22 639226237703388552
20 ms 198.41.0.4
14 2026-08-18 04:06 639226227937569589
2021 ms 198.41.0.4
13 2026-08-18 03:50 639226218052465471
44 ms 198.41.0.4
12 2026-08-18 03:34 639226208429623997
10 ms 198.41.0.4
11 2026-08-18 03:18 639226198800675295
17 ms 198.41.0.4
10 2026-08-18 02:26 639226167722042574
9 ms 198.41.0.4
9 2026-08-18 02:10 639226158277924383
7 ms 198.41.0.4
8 2026-08-18 01:54 639226148757810592
23 ms 198.41.0.4
7 2026-08-18 01:39 639226139348611045
10 ms 198.41.0.4
6 2026-08-18 01:23 639226129823462907
8 ms 198.41.0.4
5 2026-08-18 01:07 639226120218260005
2 ms 198.41.0.4
4 2026-08-18 00:51 639226110875503904
13 ms 198.41.0.4
3 2026-08-18 00:35 639226101376311912
15 ms 198.41.0.4
2 2026-08-18 00:20 639226091924943492
42 ms 198.41.0.4
1 2026-08-18 00:03 639226082133158124
4 ms 198.41.0.4