DNS delegation of maps.google.fi updated: May 24, 2013 11:44:34 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
maps.google.fi.
.
(e,i,g,l,c,k,j,f,d,h,a,m,b).root-servers.net.
2
maps.google.fi.
fi.
(i,a,g,d,f,h,c,b,e).fi.
3
maps.google.fi.
google.fi.
(ns2,ns4,ns3,ns1).google.com.
4
maps-cctld.l.google.com.
.
(a,k,g,j,d,c,h,m,i,e,b,l,f).root-servers.net.
5
maps-cctld.l.google.com.
com.
(f,g,k,b,h,l,i,j,d,c,a,m,e).gtld-servers.net.
6
maps-cctld.l.google.com.
google.com.
(ns3,ns1,ns2,ns4).google.com.
We pick e.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about maps.google.fi and learn that fi is delegated to nine name servers (2), so we ask i.fi where we learn that google.fi is delegated to four name servers, including ns2.google.com (3), so we ask that one where we see a CNAME from maps.google.fi to maps-cctld.l.google.com, so we have to start all over again. We pick a.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (4), and ask it about maps-cctld.l.google.com and learn that com is delegated to 13 name servers (5), so we ask f.gtld-servers.net where we learn that google.com is delegated to four name servers, including ns3.google.com (6), so we ask that one and get the following answer:
