| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 30.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,j,l,a,m,c,f,h,d,i,b,g,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 30.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,c,d,b,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 30.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (y,v,x,r,z,t,w,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 30.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | 80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | (e2,l2,c2,d2).nstld.com. |
We pick