| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 104.67.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,m,e,f,d,c,j,k,a,i,b,l,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 104.67.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b,d,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 104.67.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (t,z,w,y,x,v,r,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 104.67.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick