| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 26.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,j,b,i,e,l,m,c,a,f,g,h,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 26.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,a,e,c,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 26.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (r,v,u,z,x,t,w,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 26.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns1,ns4).google.com. |
We pick