| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 178.3.123.174.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,b,m,j,c,e,i,k,h,f,l,d,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 178.3.123.174.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,d,a,b,f,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 178.3.123.174.in-addr.arpa. | 174.in-addr.arpa. | (y,z,v,w,x,dill,t,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 178.3.123.174.in-addr.arpa. | 123.174.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).theplanet.com. |
| 5 | 178.3.123.174.in-addr.arpa. | 3.123.174.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3).arpa.networklayer.com. |
We pick