DNS delegation of 56 updated: May 20, 2013 12:11:43 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
56.in-addr.arpa.
.
(k,c,h,j,l,g,a,d,f,e,i,b,m).root-servers.net.
2
56.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(d,b,e,f,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
56.in-addr.arpa.
56.in-addr.arpa.
(dns082,dns141).usps.com.
We pick k.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 56.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 56.in-addr.arpa is delegated to two name servers, including dns082.usps.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: