CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                           AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

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

1.   I have reviewed this annual report Form 10-K of Roanoke Technology Corp.

2.   Based on my knowledge, this 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
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this 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 report;

4.   I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
     procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
     internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
     13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the Roanoke Technology Corp. and have:

     a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
          material information relating to Roanoke Technology Corp., including
          its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
          those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
          being prepared;

     b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
          such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
          our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
          reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
          statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
          accounting principles;

     c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the Roanoke Technology Corp.'s
          disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
          conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
          procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
          on such evaluation; and

     d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the Roanoke Technology Corp.'s
          internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
          Roanoke Technology Corp.'s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially
          affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Roanoke
          Technology Corp.'s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
     over financial reporting, to the Roanoke Technology Corp.'s auditors and
     the audit committee of Roanoke Technology Corp.'s board of directors (or
     persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect Roanoke Technology Corp.'s
          ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
          information; and

     b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the Roanoke Technology
          Corp.'s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:     February 23, 2005

/s/    David L. Smith
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David L. Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer