| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 118.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,b,j,i,f,e,a,g,d,c,h,m,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 118.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,e,f,b,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 118.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (w,u,t,r,x,y,v,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 118.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick