DNS delegation of educaterra.com updated: May 22, 2013 7:55:29 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
educaterra.com.
.
(a,i,e,k,h,b,l,f,c,g,j,m,d).root-servers.net.
2
educaterra.com.
com.
(e,d,m,k,g,i,f,j,c,l,h,b,a).gtld-servers.net.
3
educaterra.com.
educaterra.com.
(ns5,ns3,ns4).terra.com.
We pick a.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about educaterra.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask e.gtld-servers.net where we learn that educaterra.com is delegated to three name servers, including ns5.terra.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer:
Educaterra.com is a domain controlled by three domain name servers at terra.com. Two domain name servers have the same IP number. Both are on different IP networks. Incoming mail for educaterra.com is handled by one mail server at terra.es.