DNS delegation of 128.8.5.2 updated: May 18, 2013 5:37:45 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
2.5.8.128.in-addr.arpa.
.
(b,l,a,d,j,c,f,k,h,g,m,e,i).root-servers.net.
2
2.5.8.128.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(f,a,d,b,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
2.5.8.128.in-addr.arpa.
128.in-addr.arpa.
(w,y,u,v,t,r,x,z).arin.net.
4
2.5.8.128.in-addr.arpa.
8.128.in-addr.arpa.
(ns2,ns1,noc).umd.edu.
We pick b.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 2.5.8.128.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask f.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 128.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including w.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and learn that 8.128.in-addr.arpa is delegated to three name servers (4), so we ask ns2.umd.edu and get the following answer: