| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 64.83.121.174.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,g,m,l,a,e,b,c,f,i,k,j,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 64.83.121.174.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,f,e,b,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 64.83.121.174.in-addr.arpa. | 174.in-addr.arpa. | (w,v,u,t,z,x,r,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 64.83.121.174.in-addr.arpa. | 121.174.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3).arpa.networklayer.com. |
We pick