| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 200.75.16.172.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,e,j,b,m,f,a,h,d,i,c,g,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 200.75.16.172.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,a,c,d,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 200.75.16.172.in-addr.arpa. | 172.in-addr.arpa. | (y,w,t,r,v,x,z,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 200.75.16.172.in-addr.arpa. | 16.172.in-addr.arpa. | (blackhole-1,blackhole-2).iana.org. |
We pick