DNS delegation of 172.209 updated: May 22, 2013 8:15:54 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
209.172.in-addr.arpa.
.
(f,d,g,i,h,m,a,b,c,k,j,l,e).root-servers.net.
2
209.172.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(d,c,e,f,b,a).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
209.172.in-addr.arpa.
172.in-addr.arpa.
(x,z,t,v,r,w,u,y).arin.net.
4
209.172.in-addr.arpa.
209.172.in-addr.arpa.
(daha-07,daha-02,daha-01).ns.aol.com.
We pick f.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 209.172.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 172.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including x.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and learn that 209.172.in-addr.arpa is delegated to three name servers (4), so we ask daha-07.ns.aol.com and get the following answer: