DNS delegation of 194.42.1.5 updated: February 8, 2012 10:45
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
5.1.42.194.in-addr.arpa.
.
(j,m,d,b,a,f,l,c,k,g,e,i,h).root-servers.net.
2
5.1.42.194.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(f,b,e,a,c,d).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
5.1.42.194.in-addr.arpa.
1.42.194.in-addr.arpa.
(ns1,ns2).ucy.ac.cy.
We pick j.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 5.1.42.194.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 1.42.194.in-addr.arpa is delegated to two name servers, including ns1.ucy.ac.cy (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: