I think it's related to the real load balancing strategy of L-root's back
end nodes.
Joe more details?


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Xun Fan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Your TXT query and A query may be responded by different servers. There
> seems to be some load balancing behind. I just ran three times the query,
> and was directed to different servers:
>
> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org 
> IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG<http://identity.l.root-servers.org/> txt
> +short
> "lax03.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
> "NorthAmerica"
> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org 
> IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG<http://identity.l.root-servers.org/> txt
> +short
> "lax01.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
> "NorthAmerica"
> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org 
> IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG<http://identity.l.root-servers.org/> txt
> +short
> "lax08.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
> "NorthAmerica"
> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org 
> IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG<http://identity.l.root-servers.org/> A
> +short
> 199.7.94.8
> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org 
> IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG<http://identity.l.root-servers.org/> A
> +short
> 199.7.94.16
> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org 
> IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG<http://identity.l.root-servers.org/> A
> +short
> 199.7.94.7
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Xun Fan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Your TXT query and A query may be responded by different servers. There
>> seems to be some load balancing behind. I just ran three times the query,
>> and was directed to different servers:
>>
>> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORGtxt 
>> +short
>> "lax03.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
>> "NorthAmerica"
>> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORGtxt 
>> +short
>> "lax01.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
>> "NorthAmerica"
>> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORGtxt 
>> +short
>> "lax08.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
>> "NorthAmerica"
>> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG A
>> +short
>> 199.7.94.8
>> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG A
>> +short
>> 199.7.94.16
>> -bash-4.2$ dig @beacon.l.root-servers.org IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG A
>> +short
>> 199.7.94.7
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 11:10 PM, ice jew <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I've made such test:
>>> My_Dev_Test:~/bind-9.9.3-P1/bin/dig # dig IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG-t txt 
>>> +short
>>> "lax06.l.root-servers.org" "Los Angeles" "California" "United States"
>>> "NorthAmerica"
>>> My_Dev_Test:~/bind-9.9.3-P1/bin/dig # dig lax06.l.root-servers.org +short
>>> 199.7.94.6
>>> My_Dev_Test:~/bind-9.9.3-P1/bin/dig # dig IDENTITY.L.ROOT-SERVERS.ORG+short
>>> 199.7.94.5
>>>
>>> And which result should I trust under this situation?  Both queries were
>>> sent to the same resolver.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Joe Abley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Nevil Brownlee is graciously considering this document for the
>>>> independent-submission stream:
>>>>
>>>>   http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-jabley-dnsop-anycast-mapping-02
>>>>
>>>> It's an informational document that describes the various mechanisms
>>>> provided at L-Root to identify what anycast node you see from your special
>>>> place in the network. The goals are (a) publication of details about a
>>>> particular Internet infrastructure service (L-Root), and (b) providing a
>>>> worked example that might serve as useful input to design exercises carried
>>>> out by other people with anycast DNS infrastructure.
>>>>
>>>> Nevil needs some additional reviews before he can make progress.
>>>> There's only about 8 pages of text here (many of which are filled with
>>>> example output from dig, etc). If you have a spare 10 minutes to be able to
>>>> give your impressions, it would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Please send reviews to Nevil at [email protected], ideally cc'ing
>>>> me so I can know when to stop asking people for reviews. :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joe
>>>>
>>>> >        A Summary of Various Mechanisms Deployed at L-Root for the
>>>> >                     Identification of Anycast Nodes
>>>> >                  draft-jabley-dnsop-anycast-mapping-02
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Abstract
>>>> >
>>>> >    Anycast is a deployment technique commonly employed for
>>>> >    authoritative-only servers in the Domain Name System (DNS).
>>>>  L-Root,
>>>> >    one of the thirteen root servers, is deployed in this fashion.
>>>> >
>>>> >    Various techniques have been used to map deployed anycast
>>>> >    infrastructure externally, i.e. without reference to inside
>>>> knowledge
>>>> >    about where and how such infrastructure has been deployed.
>>>> >    Motivations for performing such measurement exercises include
>>>> >    operational troubleshooting and infrastructure risk assessment.  In
>>>> >    the specific case of L-Root, the ability to measure and map anycast
>>>> >    infrastructure using the techniques mentioned in this document is
>>>> >    provided for reasons of operational transparency.
>>>> >
>>>> >    This document describes all facilities deployed at L-Root to
>>>> >    facilitate mapping of its infrastructure and serves as
>>>> documentation
>>>> >    for L-Root as a measurable service.
>>>> >
>>>> >
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