| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 96.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,d,e,g,a,c,h,m,k,b,i,f,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 96.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,e,a,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 96.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (x,y,w,r,v,u,z,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 96.41.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns4,ns2).google.com. |
We pick