| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 49.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,d,b,c,a,j,l,i,g,h,e,m,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 49.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,f,d,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 49.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 149.in-addr.arpa. | (x,z,u,v,t,y,w,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 49.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 13.149.in-addr.arpa. | (auth4,auth2,auth3,auth1).dns.cogentco.com. |
| 5 | 49.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2).atomdns.net. |
We pick