DNS Configuration and Management Manual (G06.27+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

DNS and BIND Basics
HP DNS Configuration and Management Manual—529432-003
A-12
The Resolution Process
4. The root server provides the best answer it can: a referral that gives the address of
the next closest name server to the destination (
edu). This action begins the
iterative part of the resolution process.
Figure A-5. Root Server Refers Local Name Server to a Closer Server
local
name
server
client
resolver
"root"
name
server
mit
.edu
name
server
edu
name
server
www
mit
edu
.
...
...
com
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