DNS delegation of ariesorchids.com updated: Jun 20, 2013 7:43:00 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
ariesorchids.com.
.
(c,i,b,g,l,h,a,k,d,e,f,j,m).root-servers.net.
2
ariesorchids.com.
com.
(a,l,j,k,h,g,f,e,c,m,b,d,i).gtld-servers.net.
3
ariesorchids.com.
ariesorchids.com.
(ns1,ns2).above.com.
We pick c.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about ariesorchids.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask a.gtld-servers.net where we learn that ariesorchids.com is delegated to two name servers, including ns1.above.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: