DNS delegation of a.register.com updated: May 23, 2013 2:39:48 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
a.register.com.
.
(m,f,g,c,h,d,b,e,i,l,j,a,k).root-servers.net.
2
a.register.com.
com.
(d,k,g,j,b,a,c,l,i,e,m,f,h).gtld-servers.net.
3
a.register.com.
register.com.
(ns1,ns6,ns2,ns4,ns3,ns5).register.com.
We pick m.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about a.register.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask d.gtld-servers.net where we learn that register.com is delegated to six name servers, including ns1.register.com (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer:
