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 2026-08-20. For this date, NameServerHistory found 57 DNS check records, 55 successful responses, 2 failed responses, and 166 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

57

Historical checks stored for this nameserver on selected date

Average Latency

166 ms

Calculated from available response records

Latest Check on Selected Date

2026-08-20 23:58

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

55

Checks that returned a measurable response

Failed Responses

2

Checks with no response or no returned latency

Failure Rate

4%

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 2026-08-20 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
57 2026-08-20 23:58 639228670775860800
22 ms 198.41.0.4
56 2026-08-20 23:06 639228639850033448
2034 ms 198.41.0.4
55 2026-08-20 22:50 639228630204271870
2 ms 198.41.0.4
54 2026-08-20 22:33 639228620295091135
19 ms 198.41.0.4
53 2026-08-20 22:17 639228610298336915
3 ms 198.41.0.4
52 2026-08-20 21:24 639228578917047616
3 ms 198.41.0.4
51 2026-08-20 21:08 639228569046445709
5 ms 198.41.0.4
50 2026-08-20 20:51 639228558946830986
5 ms 198.41.0.4
49 2026-08-20 20:35 639228548977359217
7 ms 198.41.0.4
48 2026-08-20 19:42 639228517494157668
5 ms 198.41.0.4
47 2026-08-20 19:25 639228507374116892
71 ms 198.41.0.4
46 2026-08-20 19:09 639228497315154893
6 ms 198.41.0.4
45 2026-08-20 18:52 639228487287648341
8 ms 198.41.0.4
44 2026-08-20 17:59 639228455828123788
7 ms 198.41.0.4
43 2026-08-20 17:43 639228445900082244
2024 ms 198.41.0.4
42 2026-08-20 17:26 639228435866352323
3 ms 198.41.0.4
41 2026-08-20 17:09 639228425802273151
2034 ms 198.41.0.4
40 2026-08-20 16:16 639228393616324230
44 ms 198.41.0.4
39 2026-08-20 15:59 639228383590408693
49 ms 198.41.0.4
38 2026-08-20 15:42 639228373471467474
8 ms 198.41.0.4
37 2026-08-20 15:25 639228363426647311
2 ms 198.41.0.4
36 2026-08-20 14:32 639228331681701910
7 ms 198.41.0.4
35 2026-08-20 14:16 639228321714746824
52 ms 198.41.0.4
34 2026-08-20 13:59 639228311652090262
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33 2026-08-20 13:42 639228301670088587
19 ms 198.41.0.4
32 2026-08-20 12:50 639228269987976710
8 ms 198.41.0.4
31 2026-08-20 12:33 639228260009452308
30 ms 198.41.0.4
30 2026-08-20 12:16 639228249661740894
38 ms 198.41.0.4
29 2026-08-20 11:59 639228239552680346
20 ms 198.41.0.4
28 2026-08-20 11:06 639228207667580819
44 ms 198.41.0.4
27 2026-08-20 10:49 639228197494011560
13 ms 198.41.0.4
26 2026-08-20 10:32 639228187497039939
2025 ms 198.41.0.4
25 2026-08-20 10:15 639228177408432646
8 ms 198.41.0.4
24 2026-08-20 09:24 639228146356166262
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23 2026-08-20 09:07 639228136541505712
18 ms 198.41.0.4
22 2026-08-20 08:51 639228126519136598
106 ms 198.41.0.4
21 2026-08-20 08:34 639228116537148885
3 ms 198.41.0.4
20 2026-08-20 07:42 639228085320764351
12 ms 198.41.0.4
19 2026-08-20 07:25 639228075444604839
28 ms 198.41.0.4
18 2026-08-20 07:09 639228065615498985
3 ms 198.41.0.4
17 2026-08-20 06:52 639228055675321422
19 ms 198.41.0.4
16 2026-08-20 06:00 639228024230839396
7 ms 198.41.0.4
15 2026-08-20 05:44 639228014720406505
11 ms 198.41.0.4
14 2026-08-20 05:28 639228004930827030
13 ms 198.41.0.4
13 2026-08-20 05:11 639227995103340154
24 ms 198.41.0.4
12 2026-08-20 04:19 639227963811374894
4 ms 198.41.0.4
11 2026-08-20 04:03 639227954132571365
3 ms 198.41.0.4
10 2026-08-20 03:47 639227944541208342
19 ms 198.41.0.4
9 2026-08-20 03:31 639227934657213484
8 ms 198.41.0.4
8 2026-08-20 02:39 639227903628145469
29 ms 198.41.0.4
7 2026-08-20 02:23 639227893995483475
8 ms 198.41.0.4
6 2026-08-20 02:07 639227884280244209
38 ms 198.41.0.4
5 2026-08-20 01:50 639227874371147132
62 ms 198.41.0.4
4 2026-08-20 00:58 639227843224256432
38 ms 198.41.0.4
3 2026-08-20 00:43 639227833720403506
36 ms 198.41.0.4
2 2026-08-20 00:27 639227824170728278
8 ms 198.41.0.4
1 2026-08-20 00:11 639227814865867570
7 ms 198.41.0.4