DNS delegation of 173.194.73 updated: May 19, 2013 10:16:23 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
73.194.173.in-addr.arpa.
.
(m,b,l,g,d,h,a,e,k,i,j,f,c).root-servers.net.
2
73.194.173.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(f,d,b,a,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
73.194.173.in-addr.arpa.
173.in-addr.arpa.
(z,y,x,v,u,w,r,t).arin.net.
4
73.194.173.in-addr.arpa.
194.173.in-addr.arpa.
(ns4,ns3,ns1,ns2).google.com.
We pick m.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 73.194.173.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask f.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 173.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including z.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and learn that 194.173.in-addr.arpa is delegated to four name servers (4), so we ask ns4.google.com and get the following answer: