| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 20.253.167.168.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,a,g,i,f,l,m,c,b,e,h,d,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 20.253.167.168.in-addr.arpa. | arpa. | (k,a,g,i,f,l,m,c,b,e,h,d).root-servers.net. |
| 3 | 20.253.167.168.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,d,e,a,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 4 | 20.253.167.168.in-addr.arpa. | 168.in-addr.arpa. | (u,dill,t,v,w,z,x,y).arin.net. |
| 5 | 20.253.167.168.in-addr.arpa. | 167.168.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,vpsm,ns4).btc.bw. |
We pick