DNS delegation of 147.38.8 updated: May 21, 2013 2:29:46 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
8.38.147.in-addr.arpa.
.
(k,h,f,b,l,g,e,j,c,m,i,d,a).root-servers.net.
2
8.38.147.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(a,f,e,c,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
8.38.147.in-addr.arpa.
147.in-addr.arpa.
(x,y,r,z,v,t,w,u).arin.net.
We pick k.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 8.38.147.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask a.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 147.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including x.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: