| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 176.144.37.174.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,c,m,k,e,a,j,d,l,b,h,i,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 176.144.37.174.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,e,f,d,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 176.144.37.174.in-addr.arpa. | 174.in-addr.arpa. | (x,z,r,v,u,w,t,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 176.144.37.174.in-addr.arpa. | 37.174.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).arpa.global-datacenter.com. |
We pick