DNS delegation of 198.41.0 updated: Jun 18, 2013 9:42:12 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
0.41.198.in-addr.arpa.
.
(g,i,m,e,j,b,d,c,f,k,a,h,l).root-servers.net.
2
0.41.198.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(d,e,b,f,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
0.41.198.in-addr.arpa.
198.in-addr.arpa.
(y,u,w,v,x,z,r,t).arin.net.
4
0.41.198.in-addr.arpa.
0.41.198.in-addr.arpa.
(a3,a2,a1).verisigndns.com.
We pick g.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 0.41.198.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 198.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including y.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and learn that 0.41.198.in-addr.arpa is delegated to three name servers (4), so we ask a3.verisigndns.com and get the following answer: