Quering Root Domain

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Is this normal?!

Code: 
# drill @8.8.8.8 . NS
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 37605
;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;; .    IN      NS

;; ANSWER SECTION:
.       0       IN      A       192.168.0.1

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 18 08:40:44 2026
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 33

With tcp:

Code: 
# drill -t @8.8.8.8 . NS
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 11673
;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;; .    IN      NS

;; ANSWER SECTION:
.       87203   IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
.       87203   IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

;; Query time: 116 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 18 08:41:24 2026
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 228


With host

# host -t NS . 8.8.8.8
Using domain server:
Name: 8.8.8.8
Address: 8.8.8.8#53
Aliases:

has address 192.168.0.1

# host -t NS . localhost
Using domain server:
Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Aliases:

name server c.root-servers.net.
name server d.root-servers.net.
name server e.root-servers.net.
name server f.root-servers.net.
name server g.root-servers.net.
name server h.root-servers.net.
name server i.root-servers.net.
name server j.root-servers.net.
name server k.root-servers.net.
name server l.root-servers.net.
name server m.root-servers.net.
name server a.root-servers.net.
name server b.root-servers.net.
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dig @8.8.8.8 . NS

; <<>> DiG 9.20.23 <<>> @8.8.8.8 . NS
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41981
;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;. IN NS

;; ANSWER SECTION:
. 87203 IN NS m.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS j.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS c.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS b.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS f.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS h.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS d.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS k.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS a.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS i.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS l.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS e.root-servers.net.
. 87203 IN NS g.root-servers.net.

;; Query time: 206 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (UDP)
;; WHEN: Thu Jun 18 21:03:04 CST 2026
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 239
 
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