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DNS over HTTPS and TLS

We’ve recently enabled DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS on our resolvers for our customers (IPv4 and IPv6).

For DNS over HTTPS (DoH) use:

https://dns.rollernet.us/dns-query

For DNS over TLS use:

tls://dns.rollernet.us

Our DNS servers validate DNSSEC (queries will be answered with SERVFAIL in case of bogus data). If you have trouble resolving DNS that appears to work with sites that are not DNSSEC-aware, check it with the DNSViz tool: https://dnsviz.net

Our DNS servers will only respond to queries from our network (users on Roller Network IP addresses). If you are a peer or downstream customer with your own address space, please contact us to add your IP addresses to our “allow” list. For public service we recommend Quad9. Quad9 is globally anycasted including a local peer in Reno, NV at TahoeIX. For more information visit: https://www.quad9.net

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Quad9 DNS

Have you tried Quad9 DNS 9.9.9.9 yet? It’s run by PCH Global, they’ve got a local node right here in Reno, and they’re peered on TahoeIX.

  • Set your DNS server to 9.9.9.9 to use Quad9 DNS
  • Quad9 has IPv6 support at 2620:fe::fe
  • Quad9 supports DNS over TLS on port 853 (the standard) using an auth name of dns.quad9.net
  • Quad9 also supports DNS over HTTPS using the query https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

For more information see https://www.quad9.net/faq/

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Hurricane Electric POP (2018 Update)

We’ve been talking about the Hurricane Electric POP for a long time now… too long really, but often some of the most difficult things to achieve are the most rewarding.

In summary, a lot of time was spent trying to make Zayo work because at the time, only Zayo could provide an east facing wavelength (cost effectively anyway) to give the HE POP east-west diversity. While the status quo locally has been to backhaul things out of California, doing so increases exposure to the risk of California earthquakes impacting connectivity in an undesirable way. For disaster planning an east facing path is extremely desirable.

The good news is that during all of the time spent working on Zayo, a second option, Verizon, actually improved and is now able to offer an east facing path option to Denver instead of the originally planned Salt Lake City. This is what’s in process now: Zayo is out and Verizon is in. Salt Lake City is out and Denver is in. It’s still going to take a bit more time for Verizon to do the thing they do for long haul, but statistically speaking the number of successful Verizon orders at our facility is significantly higher than successful Zayo orders, so we have a higher confidence level that this is the light at the end of the tunnel.

Hurricane Electric will bring 1Gbps and 10Gbps access ports and PTP transport to their other POPs at prices never seen before in Reno, plus peering at TahoeIX with their famously open peering policy that has made Hurricane Electric one of the top peered networks in the world. Roller Network will be the first neutral colocation facility in Reno a to have a carrier POP* – a real one with peering – not “backhauled bandwidth” or transport to a “city with a router” (for example, all AT&T here goes through a router in Sacramento). We here at Roller Network are excited to be the catalyst for this step away from the status quo.

*Yes, we know there are other bigger fish nearby, but Rollernet is actually in Reno, NV in Washoe County. The others are not, so when we say “Reno” we truly mean within Reno city limits, not somewhere nearby that will never be in Reno. We’re technically correct, the best kind of correct.

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On the Map with D, J, K, and L Roots

We recently noticed D Root is now on the map here in Reno with IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes thanks to peering with TahoeIX! That makes 5 roots, including prefixes for E (not mapped).

Screen Shot 2015-12-07 at 8.50.49 PM

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On the Map with J, K, and L Roots

First there was J Root and now Reno is home to three: J, K and L Roots.

Screen Shot 2015-10-15 at 10.05.49

Access to the J, K, and L Roots are available through peering at TahoeIX and automatically to Roller Network customers since Rollernet already peers. TahoeIX also has prefixes for E root thanks to PCH, although it’s not indicated on the map. J Root should be turning up IPv6 soon, too.