G root servers unreachable via ICMP(v6)

Tue May 16 15:52:49 UTC 2023

Hi Willy,

I will ping the OARC team on your email.  Something might be up with the 
list.

Steve

On 5/15/2023 8:38 PM, Willy Manga wrote:
> Hi,
>
> DNS speaking, I can query G root servers; at least, that's the most 
> important.
>
> However, from several sites, either on IPv4 or IPv6, I cannot ping(6) 
> them. Is it by design, or it's an issue?
>
> Side question: even if it was by design, is it a good practice to 
> completely restrict ICMP(v6)?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> P.S: I sent the same email to dns-operations at lists.dns-oarc.net since 
> 12 May 2023 but it's still in moderation.. If one admin is around .. :)
>

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