DNS delegation of a5b2.psmtp.com updated: May 26, 2013 1:39:40 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
a5b2.psmtp.com.
.
(i,l,h,a,g,c,d,b,k,f,m,j,e).root-servers.net.
2
a5b2.psmtp.com.
com.
(i,c,l,j,e,d,k,f,b,h,m,g,a).gtld-servers.net.
3
a5b2.psmtp.com.
psmtp.com.
(ns2,ns1,ns3,ns4).google.com.
We pick i.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about a5b2.psmtp.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask i.gtld-servers.net where we learn that psmtp.com is delegated to four name servers, including ns2.google.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: