# CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David L. Smith, Jr. certify that:

|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Roanoke Technology Corp.
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
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| | a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
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| | b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date with 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly
report (the Evaluation Date); and
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| | c) | presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation
Date;
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|5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
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| | a) | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrants auditors and material weakness in internal controls; and
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| | b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
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|6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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Dated:     September 20,  2002

|/s/    David L. Smith, Jr.
David L. Smith
Chief Executive Officer
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