DNS delegation of 209.235 updated: May 18, 2013 12:12:08 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
235.209.in-addr.arpa.
.
(j,e,i,a,b,g,m,h,f,d,c,k,l).root-servers.net.
2
235.209.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(c,a,b,d,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
235.209.in-addr.arpa.
209.in-addr.arpa.
(z,x,u,v,y,r,t,w).arin.net.
We pick j.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 235.209.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask c.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 209.in-addr.arpa is delegated to eight name servers, including z.arin.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: