| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 211.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,b,f,h,i,j,l,d,c,k,e,g,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 211.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,f,d,b,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 211.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | 141.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. sec1.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 211.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | 172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns3,ns4,ns1).serverstack.com. |
We pick