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> 13 root nameservers exist There are 13 root nameserver IPs, but there are actually about 1500 root nameservers. Anycast addressing is used so that multiple r
by jamespwilliams 4y ago
> 13 root nameservers exist
There are 13 root nameserver IPs, but there are actually about 1500 root nameservers. Anycast addressing is used so that multiple root nameservers can use the same IP (requests to a root nameserver IP will be routed to the “nearest” nameserver using that IP).