DNS delegation of 6 updated: May 22, 2013 7:41:22 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
6.in-addr.arpa.
.
(j,e,i,a,h,d,k,l,m,g,c,f,b).root-servers.net.
2
6.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(c,b,f,e,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
6.in-addr.arpa.
6.in-addr.arpa.
(ns03,ns01,ns02).army.mil.
We pick j.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 6.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 6.in-addr.arpa is delegated to three name servers, including ns03.army.mil (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: