| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 169.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,c,k,d,a,l,b,m,f,e,h,i,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 169.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,c,e,a,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 169.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | 176.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 169.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | 176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).peer1.net. |
| 5 | 169.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | 169.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1uk,ns2uk).internettraffic.com. |
We pick