| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 110.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,i,g,b,d,m,k,j,l,c,f,a,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 110.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,c,d,a,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 110.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (y,z,t,u,x,r,v,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 110.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick