| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 96.148.209.146.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,f,l,e,c,j,h,b,a,d,g,m,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 96.148.209.146.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,c,a,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 96.148.209.146.in-addr.arpa. | 146.in-addr.arpa. | (z,v,u,w,r,x,y,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 96.148.209.146.in-addr.arpa. | 209.146.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2).kochind.com. |
We pick