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

DNS and BIND Basics
HP DNS Configuration and Management Manual—529432-003
A-16
The Resolution Process
8. The server responsible for the requested domain is reached. The provided answer
is an authoritative answer. This answer is authoritative because this server has the
complete set of information for the requested domain. (In this example, the
mit.edu name server returns the IP address of www.mit.edu.)
Figure A-9. Authoritative Server Returns IP Address to Local Server
local
name
server
client
resolver
"root"
name
server
mit
.edu
name
server
edu
name
server
www
mit
edu
.
...
...
com
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