| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 147.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,f,i,l,m,a,e,d,b,k,h,j,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 147.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,b,e,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 147.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (z,r,t,u,w,v,x,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 147.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick