| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 48.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,a,e,h,d,b,m,f,k,i,j,l,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 48.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b,e,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 48.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 149.in-addr.arpa. | (x,w,y,r,u,t,v,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 48.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 13.149.in-addr.arpa. | (auth1,auth4,auth3,auth2).dns.cogentco.com. |
| 5 | 48.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns2).atomdns.net. |
We pick