DNS delegation of subnet.rcn.net updated: Jun 19, 2013 1:34:24 AM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
subnet.rcn.net.
.
(j,e,c,g,b,m,a,l,f,i,k,h,d).root-servers.net.
2
subnet.rcn.net.
net.
(l,m,i,d,f,h,a,k,g,e,b,c,j).gtld-servers.net.
3
subnet.rcn.net.
rcn.net.
(auth4,auth3,auth2,auth1).dns.rcn.net.
We pick j.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about subnet.rcn.net and learn that net is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask l.gtld-servers.net where we learn that rcn.net is delegated to four name servers, including auth4.dns.rcn.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: