DNS delegation of gov-servers.net updated: May 19, 2013 6:51:36 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
gov-servers.net.
.
(d,c,e,g,a,m,i,l,b,k,j,f,h).root-servers.net.
2
gov-servers.net.
net.
(g,d,m,l,b,a,e,h,f,i,k,c,j).gtld-servers.net.
3
gov-servers.net.
gov-servers.net.
(j2,a2,g2,c2,h2,k2,d2,e2,l2,f2).gov-servers.net.
We pick d.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about gov-servers.net and learn that net is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask g.gtld-servers.net where we learn that gov-servers.net is delegated to ten name servers, including j2.gov-servers.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer:
Gov-servers.net is a domain controlled by ten domain name servers at gov-servers.net themselves having a total of twelve IP numbers. All twelve of them are on different IP networks.