https://github.com/silverwind/root-hints

Provides IP addresses of the DNS root server, aka root hints
https://github.com/silverwind/root-hints

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Provides IP addresses of the DNS root server, aka root hints

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/silverwind/root-hints
• Owner: silverwind
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2014-09-26T15:47:15.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-07-06T14:26:08.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-19T15:35:46.956Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: dns, javascript, root-hints
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 133 KB
• Stars: 12
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# root-hints

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> Provides IP addresses of the DNS root servers, also known as root hints.

## Installation

```sh

$ npm i root-hints

```

## Usage

```js

const rootHints = require('root-hints');

rootHints('A');

// ['198.41.0.4', '192.228.79.201', ...]

rootHints('AAAA');

// ['2001:503:BA3E::2:30', '2001:500:84::B', ...]

rootHints();

// [{ A: '198.41.0.4', AAAA: '2001:503:ba3e::2:30', name: 'a.root-servers.net' }, ...]

```

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