DNS delegation of h2.nstld.com updated: May 22, 2013 12:01:36 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
h2.nstld.com.
.
(g,l,b,e,h,d,k,c,m,j,a,f,i).root-servers.net.
2
h2.nstld.com.
com.
(d,g,h,e,j,i,k,a,c,f,l,m,b).gtld-servers.net.
3
h2.nstld.com.
nstld.com.
(g2,l2,f2,a2,e2,d2,c2).nstld.com.
We pick g.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about h2.nstld.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask d.gtld-servers.net where we learn that nstld.com is delegated to seven name servers, including g2.nstld.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: