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The ABCs of TCP/IP
learn the IP address and is not responsible for the domain where the fully
qualified domain name host resides, it will forward the request to a higher
level in the DNS hierarchy. To do so requires the DNS to have a pointer
record that literally points to the address of the next-level DNS. For example,
a DNS on a local network would have a pointer record to the DNS operated
by the Internet service provider (ISP) that provides the organization with
access to the Internet. If the ISP’s DNS does not have an entry for the requested
host, another pointer record will be used to route the address resolution
request to a “higher authority. ...