| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 42.187.201.173.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,l,k,i,e,c,f,h,a,b,d,j,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 42.187.201.173.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,f,c,d,e,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 42.187.201.173.in-addr.arpa. | 173.in-addr.arpa. | (u,v,dill,y,w,z,t,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 42.187.201.173.in-addr.arpa. | 201.173.in-addr.arpa. | (cns3,cns1,cns2).secureserver.net. |
We pick