DNS delegation of oa.oakwood.edu updated: May 23, 2013 6:18:39 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
oa.oakwood.edu.
.
(h,e,k,l,g,i,m,f,j,b,d,c,a).root-servers.net.
2
oa.oakwood.edu.
edu.
(g,f,d,l,c,a).edu-servers.net.
3
oa.oakwood.edu.
oakwood.edu.
(dns1,dns2).oakwood.edu.
We pick h.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about oa.oakwood.edu and learn that edu is delegated to six name servers (2), so we ask g.edu-servers.net where we learn that oakwood.edu is delegated to two name servers, including dns1.oakwood.edu (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: