| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 170.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,f,k,j,b,h,i,c,d,m,a,g,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 170.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,b,a,d,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 170.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | 176.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 170.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | 176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).peer1.net. |
| 5 | 170.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | 170.176.74.176.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2uk,ns1uk).internettraffic.com. |
We pick