| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 106.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,h,a,l,j,c,i,e,f,d,m,b,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 106.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,d,b,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 106.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (y,w,x,v,t,u,r,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 106.75.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns2,ns3,ns1).google.com. |
We pick