| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 27.7.100.123.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,b,k,h,i,f,d,a,c,g,l,e,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 27.7.100.123.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,e,b,a,f,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 27.7.100.123.in-addr.arpa. | 123.in-addr.arpa. | ns1.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.apnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. ns2.lacnic.net. ns4.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 27.7.100.123.in-addr.arpa. | 7.100.123.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).ce.net.cn. |
We pick