DNS delegation of 148.17 updated: May 23, 2013 12:45:40 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
17.148.in-addr.arpa.
.
(l,m,e,k,d,b,c,i,g,f,h,j,a).root-servers.net.
2
17.148.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(d,a,b,c,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
17.148.in-addr.arpa.
148.in-addr.arpa.
(y,x,z,t,r,w,v,u).arin.net.
We pick l.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 17.148.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask d.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 148.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including y.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: