DNS delegation of 142.17 updated: May 26, 2013 5:53:56 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
17.142.in-addr.arpa.
.
(h,e,a,d,f,j,m,c,l,b,k,i,g).root-servers.net.
2
17.142.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(c,e,a,d,b,f).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
17.142.in-addr.arpa.
142.in-addr.arpa.
(r,u,y,z,w,t,x,v).arin.net.
4
17.142.in-addr.arpa.
17.142.in-addr.arpa.
owl.nstn.ca. mars.csd.unb.ca. newton.ci.cuslm.ca.
We pick h.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 17.142.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask c.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 142.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including r.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and learn that 17.142.in-addr.arpa is delegated to three name servers (4), so we ask owl.nstn.ca and get the following answer: