| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 124.247.160.119.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,e,h,d,j,b,l,a,m,g,f,i,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 124.247.160.119.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,d,f,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 124.247.160.119.in-addr.arpa. | 119.in-addr.arpa. | ns4.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.apnic.net. ns2.lacnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. ns1.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 124.247.160.119.in-addr.arpa. | 247.160.119.in-addr.arpa. | (ns5,ns1,ns2,ns3,ns4).yahoo.com. |
We pick