| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 88.128.158.169.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,b,i,m,e,h,k,l,j,c,g,a,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 88.128.158.169.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b,d,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 88.128.158.169.in-addr.arpa. | 169.in-addr.arpa. | (x,u,y,v,t,w,dill,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 88.128.158.169.in-addr.arpa. | 158.169.in-addr.arpa. | rip.psg.com. canada.cuba.cu. ns.ceniai.net.cu. |
We pick