| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 249.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,b,j,e,k,g,l,h,i,a,m,f,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 249.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,a,e,c,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 249.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | 141.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 249.172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | 172.0.141.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns1,ns3,ns2).serverstack.com. |
We pick