| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 222.149.173.184.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,h,b,j,k,i,a,g,f,d,m,e,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 222.149.173.184.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,f,b,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 222.149.173.184.in-addr.arpa. | 184.in-addr.arpa. | (w,u,r,y,z,v,x,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 222.149.173.184.in-addr.arpa. | 173.184.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).arpa.global-datacenter.com. |
We pick