DNS delegation of 38.8 updated: May 26, 2013 5:39:56 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
8.38.in-addr.arpa.
.
(a,k,f,m,j,c,e,i,h,b,d,g,l).root-servers.net.
2
8.38.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(e,c,d,b,f,a).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
8.38.in-addr.arpa.
38.in-addr.arpa.
(auth5,auth4,auth2,auth1).dns.cogentco.com.
We pick a.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 8.38.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask e.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 38.in-addr.arpa is delegated to four name servers, including auth5.dns.cogentco.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer:
