| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 102.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,k,m,d,a,g,b,i,h,l,e,f,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 102.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,b,a,c,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 102.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (x,r,w,z,t,u,v,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 102.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1,ns3,ns4).google.com. |
We pick