| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 8080.3.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,e,h,f,g,k,j,i,b,l,a,d,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 8080.3.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,d,f,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 8080.3.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (t,r,x,y,w,u,z,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 8080.3.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. | 168.192.in-addr.arpa. | (blackhole-1,blackhole-2).iana.org. |
We pick