DNS delegation of 16 updated: May 20, 2013 5:48:18 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
16.in-addr.arpa.
.
(m,b,h,f,c,j,e,k,l,d,i,a,g).root-servers.net.
2
16.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(a,b,d,f,e,c).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
16.in-addr.arpa.
16.in-addr.arpa.
(ns4,ns3,ns6,ns2,ns5,ns1).hp.net.
We pick m.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 16.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 16.in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers, including ns4.hp.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: