| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 11.16.101.168.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,e,f,g,h,l,j,k,a,b,i,d,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 11.16.101.168.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,b,e,f,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 11.16.101.168.in-addr.arpa. | 168.in-addr.arpa. | (x,v,t,u,r,z,y,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 11.16.101.168.in-addr.arpa. | 101.168.in-addr.arpa. | (relay1,relay2).mecon.ar. |
We pick