Hi. I'm a root name server operator. Jim Fleming wrote:
Everyone, especially ISPs and NANOG members, should
encourage the owner/operators of the Root Name Servers
in the above Confederations to represent them at these
historic round table discussions which will be largely held
in the open environment of the Internet and in traditional
Internet forums.
I take my root zone from the IANA. Not NSI and especially not from stargate 0.
Really?
Explain this trace please.
traceroute to a.root-servers.net (198.41.0.4), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 Loop-Core1-TX12-0.mcs.net (192.160.127.110) 1.346 ms 1.068 ms 0.994 ms
2 mcsnet-gw.chicago.good.net (207.98.189.129) 1.753 ms 1.878 ms 1.755 ms
3 vienna.good.net (207.98.128.3) 19.578 ms 20.570 ms 26.779 ms
4 maeeast.bbnplanet.net (192.41.177.1) 25.668 ms 27.683 ms 26.536 ms
5 collegepk-br1.bbnplanet.net (4.0.1.17) 32.997 ms 34.288 ms 28.389 ms
6 collegepk-cr3.bbnplanet.net (128.167.253.1) 25.785 ms 28.684 ms 27.843 ms
7 netsol.bbnplanet.net (192.221.77.130) 31.580 ms 33.831 ms 29.229 ms
8 * * a.root-servers.net (198.41.0.4) 44.905 ms
netsol.bbnplanet.net is Network Solutions, Inc., otherwise known as NSI.
InterNIC Registration (INTERNIC-BLK) INTERNIC-BLK1 198.0.0.0 - 198.255.255.0
Network Solutions, Inc. (NETBLK-INTERNIC) NETBLK-INTERNIC
198.41.0.0 - 198.41.2.0
Network Solutions, Inc. (NET-INTERNIC1) INTERNIC1 198.41.0.0 - 198.41.3.0
Nice try.