| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 51.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,e,g,j,k,m,f,b,h,c,i,l,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 51.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,d,c,a,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 51.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 149.in-addr.arpa. | (w,u,v,r,y,t,x,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 51.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 13.149.in-addr.arpa. | (auth4,auth3,auth1,auth2).dns.cogentco.com. |
| 5 | 51.65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | 65.13.149.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2).atomdns.net. |
We pick