l.root-servers.net

L.root-servers.net now responding on IPv6

December 15, 2008

IANA recently updated the root zone file to include a IPv6 AAAA record for L.root-servers.org

IPv6: 2001:500:3::42

Authority	IPv6 Address	Prefix Length*
L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET	2001:500:3::42	/48

Operators who employ prefix filtering should verify that their routing policy does not prohibit access to these addresses.

New hints files are available at the following URLs:

ftp://rs.internic.net/domain/named.root

ftp://ftp.internic.net/domain/named.root