| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 137.0.55.157.in-addr.arpa. | . | (b,e,k,g,c,l,d,h,a,j,i,f,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 137.0.55.157.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,b,a,d,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 137.0.55.157.in-addr.arpa. | 157.in-addr.arpa. | (t,x,r,z,v,u,y,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 137.0.55.157.in-addr.arpa. | 55.157.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2,ns5,ns3,ns4).msft.net. |
We pick