DNS delegation of 48 updated: May 19, 2013 3:30:25 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
48.in-addr.arpa.
.
(e,b,f,m,i,j,k,a,d,l,g,c,h).root-servers.net.
2
48.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(b,e,c,f,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
48.in-addr.arpa.
48.in-addr.arpa.
(ns2,ns1).prudential.com.
We pick e.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 48.in-addr.arpa and learn that in-addr.arpa is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask b.in-addr-servers.arpa where we learn that 48.in-addr.arpa is delegated to two name servers, including ns2.prudential.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: