| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 127.128.9.128.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,j,h,f,c,k,g,e,l,i,m,a,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 127.128.9.128.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,c,a,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 127.128.9.128.in-addr.arpa. | 128.in-addr.arpa. | (v,u,t,w,r,z,y,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 127.128.9.128.in-addr.arpa. | 9.128.in-addr.arpa. | (dns,boreas,darkstar).isi.edu. |
We pick