| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 86.37.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,m,j,c,h,i,l,b,e,f,k,g,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 86.37.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,a,f,b,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 86.37.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (x,w,v,u,t,r,y,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 86.37.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick