DNS delegation of z-a-f-t.net updated: May 18, 2013 10:42:50 PM
Delegation
step
query
auth
servers
1
z-a-f-t.net.
.
(b,i,f,h,g,e,k,a,l,j,d,m,c).root-servers.net.
2
z-a-f-t.net.
net.
(b,d,g,f,l,k,h,c,m,e,a,i,j).gtld-servers.net.
3
z-a-f-t.net.
z-a-f-t.net.
homebase.z-a-f-t.net. m.root-servers.net.
We pick b.root-servers.net, one of the 13 root servers (1), and ask it about z-a-f-t.net and learn that net is delegated to 13 name servers (2), so we ask b.gtld-servers.net where we learn that z-a-f-t.net is delegated to two name servers, including homebase.z-a-f-t.net (3), so we ask that one and get the following answer: