| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 105.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,i,b,l,m,d,h,f,e,c,a,g,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 105.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,e,b,f,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 105.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (r,t,w,y,u,v,z,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 105.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns4,ns1,ns3).google.com. |
We pick