| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 212.1.33.178.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,m,l,k,b,c,g,a,j,f,h,d,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 212.1.33.178.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,c,d,a,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 212.1.33.178.in-addr.arpa. | 178.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 212.1.33.178.in-addr.arpa. | 1.33.178.in-addr.arpa. | (ns16,dns16).ovh.net. |
We pick