| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 27.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,g,h,m,e,k,f,a,b,l,i,d,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 27.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,c,a,d,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 27.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (v,z,y,r,t,x,u,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 27.65.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns4,ns2).google.com. |
We pick