| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 160.79.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,k,l,m,d,i,f,h,g,b,c,a,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 160.79.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,b,f,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 160.79.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (x,r,y,w,v,u,z,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 160.79.194.173.in-addr.arpa. | 194.173.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick