DNS delegation of 6.31 updated: May 21, 2013 11:20:51 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
31.6.in-addr.arpa.
.
(h,i,e,l,b,j,c,a,m,k,g,d,f).root-servers.net.
2
31.6.in-addr.arpa.
in-addr.arpa.
(e,b,c,d,a,f).in-addr-servers.arpa.
3
31.6.in-addr.arpa.
6.in-addr.arpa.
(ns01,ns02,ns03).army.mil.
We pick h.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about 31.6.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 6.in-addr.arpa is delegated to three name servers, including ns01.army.mil (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: