[dns-operations] m.root-servers.net failing

[Jonathan Stewart]

> Is there any trick or indication in the response that helps to
> determine without looking at routing tables what instance of an
> anycasted root server is sending the replies ?

Try doing a CH TXT lookup for hostname.bind.  Most root servers respond.

Example using 'dig':

reaper at silverstar:~$ dig +short ch txt hostname.bind @m.root-servers.net
"M-SFO-2"


>
> Regards
> Jorge
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-- 
     Jonathan