DNS delegation of de.net updated: May 25, 2013 5:30:32 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
de.net.
.
(f,b,a,e,j,d,m,h,i,g,k,c,l).root-servers.net.
2
de.net.
net.
(i,d,j,a,l,k,g,f,m,e,h,b,c).gtld-servers.net.
3
de.net.
de.net.
(ns2,ns1,ns3).denic.de.
We pick f.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about de.net and learn that net is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask i.gtld-servers.net where we learn that de.net is delegated to three name servers, including ns2.denic.de (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer:
De.net is a domain controlled by three domain name servers at denic.de having a total of four IP numbers. All four of them are on different IP networks.