| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 23.9.14.121.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,c,e,i,f,g,h,k,a,l,b,j,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 23.9.14.121.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,b,f,d,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 23.9.14.121.in-addr.arpa. | 121.in-addr.arpa. | ns1.apnic.net. ns4.apnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. ns2.lacnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 23.9.14.121.in-addr.arpa. | 14.121.in-addr.arpa. | (dns,ns).guangzhou.gd.cn. |
We pick