DNS delegation of h5.nstld.com updated: Jun 19, 2013 9:58:56 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
h5.nstld.com.
.
(k,b,c,f,d,a,e,g,h,l,m,j,i).root-servers.net.
2
h5.nstld.com.
com.
(j,i,d,l,e,f,m,b,k,c,h,g,a).gtld-servers.net.
3
h5.nstld.com.
nstld.com.
(l2,g2,c2,e2,d2,a2,f2).nstld.com.
We pick k.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about h5.nstld.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask j.gtld-servers.net where we learn that nstld.com is delegated to seven name servers, including l2.nstld.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: