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January 2005, updated in February 2008 By Daniel Karrenberg

DNS Root Name Server FAQ

Zone File Changes
The information below illustrates typical changes
to the root zone file. It describes the changes
prior to 12 December 2004.

Each individual change is preceeded by a line of the
form
; zone '' last serial 2004120800

The textual changes are to delete and add
lines in the previous version, e.g.
d3113 4
means delete 4 lines at line 3113.

This is not the way these changes are distributed.
It is just a notation to illustrate that typical
changes are small and isolated.

Since the production of this file involved some manual
editing to remove redundant and sensitive information
it may not be 100% accurate.

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; zone '' last serial 2004120800
d3113 4
a3120 28
SR 172800 IN NS L3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
L3 172800 IN A 192.41.162.32
$ORIGIN .
SR 172800 IN NS D3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
D3 172800 IN A 192.31.80.32
$ORIGIN .
SR 172800 IN NS E3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
E3 172800 IN A 192.12.94.32
$ORIGIN .
SR 172800 IN NS C3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
C3 172800 IN A 192.26.92.32
$ORIGIN .
SR 172800 IN NS F3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
F3 172800 IN A 192.35.51.32
$ORIGIN .
SR 172800 IN NS G3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
G3 172800 IN A 192.42.93.32
$ORIGIN .
SR 172800 IN NS A.SRTLD.SR.
$ORIGIN SRTLD.SR.
A 172800 IN A 63.144.218.4
$ORIGIN .
d4160 8
a5184 2
172800 IN A 203.143.19.3
172800 IN A 192.248.1.162
@

; zone '' last serial 2004113001
d4510 1
a4510 1
PEBBLES 172800 IN A 217.23.163.140
@

; zone '' last serial 2004112400
d2271 1
a2271 1
NS4 172800 IN A 210.8.15.253
@

; zone '' last serial 2004111900
d354 4
d3785 1
d5201 2
@

; zone '' last serial 2004111001
a269 4
LU 172800 IN NS C.EXT.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN EXT.NIC.FR.
C 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
$ORIGIN .
d290 4
a1352 4
BI 172800 IN NS C.EXT.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN EXT.NIC.FR.
C 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
$ORIGIN .
d1365 4
a1776 4
CH 172800 IN NS C.EXT.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN EXT.NIC.FR.
C 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
$ORIGIN .
d1793 4
a4451 4
HT 172800 IN NS C.EXT.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN EXT.NIC.FR.
C 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
$ORIGIN .
d4464 4
a5110 4
LI 172800 IN NS C.EXT.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN EXT.NIC.FR.
C 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
$ORIGIN .
d5127 4
@

; zone '' last serial 2004110900
d270 3
a272 3
LU 172800 IN NS DNS.PRINCETON.EDU.
$ORIGIN PRINCETON.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
a490 4
NL 172800 IN NS NS2.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN NIC.FR.
NS2 172800 IN A 192.93.0.4
$ORIGIN .
d516 5
d1353 3
a1355 3
BI 172800 IN NS DNS.PRINCETON.EDU.
$ORIGIN PRINCETON.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
d1519 4
a1526 5
CD 172800 IN NS MUNNARI.OZ.AU.
$ORIGIN OZ.AU.
MUNNARI 172800 IN A 128.250.1.21
172800 IN A 128.250.22.2
$ORIGIN .
a1530 4
CD 172800 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE.
$ORIGIN SUNET.SE.
SUNIC 172800 IN A 192.36.125.2
$ORIGIN .
d1730 9
a1746 4
CG 172800 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE.
$ORIGIN SUNET.SE.
SUNIC 172800 IN A 192.36.125.2
$ORIGIN .
d1777 3
a1779 3
CH 172800 IN NS DNS.PRINCETON.EDU.
$ORIGIN PRINCETON.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
a2997 4
RW 172800 IN NS DNS.DNSAFRICA.NET.
$ORIGIN DNSAFRICA.NET.
DNS 172800 IN A 213.193.157.30
$ORIGIN .
d3003 8
a3014 4
RW 172800 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE.
$ORIGIN SUNET.SE.
SUNIC 172800 IN A 192.36.125.2
$ORIGIN .
d3806 11
a3816 3
FR 172800 IN NS DNS.CS.WISC.EDU.
$ORIGIN CS.WISC.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.105.2.10
d3818 1
a3818 1
FR 172800 IN NS NS1.NIC.FR.
d3820 2
a3821 1
NS1 172800 IN A 192.93.0.1
d3823 3
a3825 3
FR 172800 IN NS DNS.INRIA.FR.
$ORIGIN INRIA.FR.
DNS 172800 IN A 193.51.208.13
d3827 1
a3827 1
FR 172800 IN NS NS2.NIC.FR.
d3829 2
a3830 5
NS2 172800 IN A 192.93.0.4
$ORIGIN .
FR 172800 IN NS DNS.PRINCETON.EDU.
$ORIGIN PRINCETON.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
d3832 8
a3839 12
FR 172800 IN NS NS-EXT.VIX.COM.
$ORIGIN VIX.COM.
NS-EXT 172800 IN A 204.152.184.64
$ORIGIN .
FR 172800 IN NS NS3.DOMAIN-REGISTRY.NL.
$ORIGIN DOMAIN-REGISTRY.NL.
NS3 172800 IN A 193.176.144.6
$ORIGIN .
FR 172800 IN NS C.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN NIC.FR.
C 172800 IN A 192.134.0.49
172800 IN AAAA 2001:660:3006:1::1:1
d4181 1
a4181 1
NS2 172800 IN A 202.46.64.38
a4223 12
VN 172800 IN NS NS2.GIP.NET.
$ORIGIN GIP.NET.
NS2 172800 IN A 204.59.1.222
$ORIGIN .
VN 172800 IN NS NS1.GIP.NET.
$ORIGIN GIP.NET.
NS1 172800 IN A 204.59.144.222
$ORIGIN .
VN 172800 IN NS DNS1.VN.
$ORIGIN VN.
DNS1 172800 IN A 203.162.3.235
$ORIGIN .
d4232 12
d4452 3
a4454 3
HT 172800 IN NS DNS.PRINCETON.EDU.
$ORIGIN PRINCETON.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
d5049 4
a5056 4
KM 172800 IN NS PHLOEM.UOREGON.EDU.
$ORIGIN UOREGON.EDU.
PHLOEM 172800 IN A 128.223.32.35
$ORIGIN .
a5064 4
MA 172800 IN NS DNS.INRIA.FR.
$ORIGIN INRIA.FR.
DNS 172800 IN A 193.51.208.13
$ORIGIN .
d5097 4
d5111 3
a5113 3
LI 172800 IN NS DNS.PRINCETON.EDU.
$ORIGIN PRINCETON.EDU.
DNS 172800 IN A 128.112.129.15
@

; zone '' last serial 2004110801
d1518 8
a1525 3
CD 172800 IN NS DNS.NIC.BI.
$ORIGIN NIC.BI.
DNS 172800 IN A 194.38.74.11
d1734 3
a1736 3
CG 172800 IN NS DNS.NIC.BI.
$ORIGIN NIC.BI.
DNS 172800 IN A 194.38.74.11
d2997 8
a3004 3
RW 172800 IN NS DNS.NIC.BI.
$ORIGIN NIC.BI.
DNS 172800 IN A 194.38.74.11
d5046 3
a5048 3
KM 172800 IN NS BOW.RAIN.FR.
$ORIGIN RAIN.FR.
BOW 172800 IN A 194.51.3.49
d5050 3
a5052 3
KM 172800 IN NS BOW.SNPT.KM.
$ORIGIN SNPT.KM.
BOW 172800 IN A 193.251.136.2
@

; zone '' last serial 2004110200
d2930 4
a2933 3
TF 172800 IN NS AUTH02.NS.UU.NET.
$ORIGIN NS.UU.NET.
AUTH02 172800 IN A 198.6.1.82
d2935 3
a2937 3
TF 172800 IN NS JOANNA.WILLIAM.ORG.
$ORIGIN WILLIAM.ORG.
JOANNA 172800 IN A 195.153.6.2
d2939 4
a2942 11
TF 172800 IN NS NS.RIPE.NET.
$ORIGIN RIPE.NET.
NS 172800 IN A 193.0.0.193
$ORIGIN .
TF 172800 IN NS SEC1.DNS.UK.PSI.NET.
$ORIGIN DNS.UK.PSI.NET.
SEC1 172800 IN A 154.32.105.34
$ORIGIN .
TF 172800 IN NS DNS01.REGISTRYADVANTAGE.COM.
$ORIGIN REGISTRYADVANTAGE.COM.
DNS01 172800 IN A 216.21.235.214
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102801
d740 1
a740 1
CHAMBO 172800 IN A 216.252.252.5
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102601
d598 1
a598 1
CON1 86400 IN A 199.252.175.234
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102600
a2401 4
$ORIGIN .
SE 172800 IN NS H.NS.SE.
$ORIGIN NS.SE.
H 172800 IN A 137.39.1.3
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102500
a438 4
MQ 172800 IN NS CORREOS.SEKER.ES.
$ORIGIN SEKER.ES.
CORREOS 172800 IN A 194.179.87.1
$ORIGIN .
d443 3
a445 4
MQ 172800 IN NS MERAPI.SWITCH.CH.
$ORIGIN SWITCH.CH.
MERAPI 172800 IN A 130.59.211.10
172800 IN AAAA 2001:620::5
d447 3
a449 11
MQ 172800 IN NS NS.PIXAR.ES.
$ORIGIN PIXAR.ES.
NS 172800 IN A 194.143.196.3
$ORIGIN .
MQ 172800 IN NS NS.VISUALCOM.ES.
$ORIGIN VISUALCOM.ES.
NS 172800 IN A 194.143.202.202
$ORIGIN .
MQ 172800 IN NS SERVIDOR.MICROASTUR.ES.
$ORIGIN MICROASTUR.ES.
SERVIDOR 172800 IN A 195.76.178.5
d2871 1
d2892 1
d4995 1
d5016 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102101
a3297 4
ES 172800 IN NS PRADES.CESCA.ES.
$ORIGIN CESCA.ES.
PRADES 172800 IN A 192.94.163.152
$ORIGIN .
d3317 8
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102100
a1951 4
PT 172800 IN NS NS-EXT.VIX.COM.
$ORIGIN VIX.COM.
NS-EXT 172800 IN A 204.152.184.64
$ORIGIN .
d1955 6
@

; zone '' last serial 2004102000
a511 8
NL 172800 IN NS NS.RIPE.NET.
$ORIGIN RIPE.NET.
NS 172800 IN A 193.0.0.193
$ORIGIN .
NL 172800 IN NS SUNIC.SUNET.SE.
$ORIGIN SUNET.SE.
SUNIC 172800 IN A 192.36.125.2
$ORIGIN .
a1705 4
BN 172800 IN NS AUTH03.NS.UU.NET.
$ORIGIN NS.UU.NET.
AUTH03 172800 IN A 198.6.1.83
$ORIGIN .
d1725 16
@

; zone '' last serial 2004093000
a2297 4
SC 172800 IN NS NS1.SEYCHELLES.NET.
$ORIGIN SEYCHELLES.NET.
NS1 172800 IN A 217.161.116.33
$ORIGIN .
d2305 4
@

; zone '' last serial 2004092800
d268 1
d450 1
d1412 1
d1778 1
d2232 1
a3392 4
ET 172800 IN NS NS.TELECOM.NET.ET.
$ORIGIN TELECOM.NET.ET.
NS 172800 IN A 196.27.22.43
$ORIGIN .
d3405 8
d4030 1
d4568 1
d5105 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004092700
d699 1
d1079 1
d1194 1
d1617 1
d1795 1
d2003 1
d4121 1
d4174 1
d4835 1
d5114 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004092200
a4811 4
KH 172800 IN NS DNS1.BIGPOND.COM.KH.
$ORIGIN BIGPOND.COM.KH.
DNS1 172800 IN A 203.189.128.1
$ORIGIN .
d4820 4
d4831 4
@

; zone '' last serial 2004092100
d2450 8
@

; zone '' last serial 2004092001
d1548 1
d1565 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004091501
a1342 4
CA 172800 IN NS NS-EXT.VIX.COM.
$ORIGIN VIX.COM.
NS-EXT 172800 IN A 204.152.184.64
$ORIGIN .
d1346 5
@

; zone '' last serial 2004090800
a1342 4
CA 172800 IN NS RELAY.CDNNET.CA.
$ORIGIN CDNNET.CA.
RELAY 172800 IN A 192.73.5.1
$ORIGIN .
a1346 4
CA 172800 IN NS MERLE.CIRA.CA.
$ORIGIN CIRA.CA.
MERLE 172800 IN A 64.26.149.98
$ORIGIN .
d1362 4
@

; zone '' last serial 2004090500
d3580 1
d4239 1
d4252 5
@

; zone '' last serial 2004082501
d3397 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004082500
d1689 5
@

; zone '' last serial 2004082001
a1179 4
PH 172800 IN NS AUTH00.NS.UU.NET.
$ORIGIN NS.UU.NET.
AUTH00 172800 IN A 198.6.1.65
$ORIGIN .
d1188 8
a1195 3
PH 172800 IN NS NS.UU.NET.
$ORIGIN UU.NET.
NS 172800 IN A 137.39.1.3
a1981 4
CL 172800 IN NS NS.UU.NET.
$ORIGIN UU.NET.
NS 172800 IN A 137.39.1.3
$ORIGIN .
d1986 3
a1988 3
CL 172800 IN NS NS2.GISC.CL.
$ORIGIN GISC.CL.
NS2 172800 IN A 200.10.237.14
d2002 5
a5023 4
MA 172800 IN NS MASSIRA.ONPT.NET.MA.
$ORIGIN ONPT.NET.MA.
MASSIRA 172800 IN A 206.103.26.1
$ORIGIN .
d5039 12
@

; zone '' last serial 2004081701
d5219 4
d5231 4
d5239 1
a5239 1
NAME 172800 IN NS B3.NSTLD.COM.
d5241 1
a5241 1
B3 172800 IN A 192.33.14.32
a5249 8
$ORIGIN .
NAME 172800 IN NS J3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
J3 172800 IN A 192.48.79.32
$ORIGIN .
NAME 172800 IN NS I3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
I3 172800 IN A 192.43.172.32
@

; zone '' last serial 2004081700
d1145 2
d1674 2
d3171 2
d3581 2
d4433 2
a5218 4
NAME 172800 IN NS D3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
D3 172800 IN A 192.31.80.32
$ORIGIN .
a5226 4
NAME 172800 IN NS C3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
C3 172800 IN A 192.26.92.32
$ORIGIN .
a5229 4
$ORIGIN .
NAME 172800 IN NS G3.NSTLD.COM.
$ORIGIN NSTLD.COM.
G3 172800 IN A 192.42.93.32
@

; zone '' last serial 2004081101
d595 44
a658 44
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
$ORIGIN ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
A 3600000 IN A 198.41.0.4
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
$ORIGIN ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
H 3600000 IN A 128.63.2.53
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
$ORIGIN ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
G 3600000 IN A 192.112.36.4
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
$ORIGIN ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
B 3600000 IN A 192.228.79.201
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
$ORIGIN ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
E 3600000 IN A 192.203.230.10
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS CON1.NIPR.MIL.
$ORIGIN NIPR.MIL.
CON1 172800 IN A 199.252.175.234
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS CON2.NIPR.MIL.
$ORIGIN NIPR.MIL.
CON2 172800 IN A 199.252.173.234
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS EUR1.NIPR.MIL.
$ORIGIN NIPR.MIL.
EUR1 172800 IN A 199.252.154.234
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS EUR2.NIPR.MIL.
$ORIGIN NIPR.MIL.
EUR2 172800 IN A 199.252.143.234
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS PAC1.NIPR.MIL.
$ORIGIN NIPR.MIL.
PAC1 172800 IN A 199.252.180.234
$ORIGIN .
MIL 172800 IN NS PAC2.NIPR.MIL.
$ORIGIN NIPR.MIL.
PAC2 172800 IN A 199.252.155.234
@

; zone '' last serial 2004081100
d1756 1
d2029 1
d3922 1
d3927 1
d3932 1
d5035 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004072600
d331 1
a331 1
NS2 172800 IN A 203.12.249.101
d343 1
a343 1
NS3 172800 IN A 64.56.144.226
d529 1
d535 4
a767 4
AF 172800 IN NS NS.RIPE.NET.
$ORIGIN RIPE.NET.
NS 172800 IN A 193.0.0.193
$ORIGIN .
d784 4
a1265 4
AQ 172800 IN NS NS-EXT.VIX.COM.
$ORIGIN VIX.COM.
NS-EXT 172800 IN A 204.152.184.64
$ORIGIN .
d1278 5
d4390 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004072000
a3765 4
FR 172800 IN NS NS3.NIC.FR.
$ORIGIN NIC.FR.
NS3 172800 IN A 192.134.0.49
$ORIGIN .
d3785 5
@

; zone '' last serial 2004071900
d998 1
a998 1
NS 172800 IN A 64.55.105.5
d1006 1
a1006 1
NS0 172800 IN A 216.200.116.40
d4789 1
d4794 1
d4799 1
d4804 1
d5047 11
a5057 3
KR 172800 IN NS NS.KRNIC.NET.
$ORIGIN KRNIC.NET.
NS 172800 IN A 202.30.50.50
d5059 3
a5061 11
KR 172800 IN NS KR2LD.DACOM.CO.KR.
$ORIGIN DACOM.CO.KR.
KR2LD 172800 IN A 203.248.240.141
$ORIGIN .
KR 172800 IN NS KR2ND.KORNET.NET.
$ORIGIN KORNET.NET.
KR2ND 172800 IN A 211.216.50.130
$ORIGIN .
KR 172800 IN NS USNS.DACOM.CO.KR.
$ORIGIN DACOM.CO.KR.
USNS 172800 IN A 203.255.234.103
d5074 1
@

; zone '' last serial 2004070700
d2087 7
a2093 7
PW 172800 IN NS NS1.ENCIRCA.NET.
$ORIGIN ENCIRCA.NET.
NS1 172800 IN A 216.98.139.169
$ORIGIN .
PW 172800 IN NS NS2.ENCIRCA.NET.
$ORIGIN ENCIRCA.NET.
NS2 172800 IN A 65.125.228.84
@

; zone '' last serial 2004070600
d1307 1
a1307 1
G 172800 IN A 66.135.35.100
@

; zone '' last serial 2004063000
a501 4
NL 172800 IN NS AUTH02.NS.UU.NET.
$ORIGIN NS.UU.NET.
AUTH02 172800 IN A 198.6.1.82
$ORIGIN .
a5054 4
KR 172800 IN NS KR2ND.HITEL.NET.
$ORIGIN HITEL.NET.
KR2ND 172800 IN A 211.47.45.22
$ORIGIN .
d5062 8
@