| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 36.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (b,d,m,h,l,e,f,j,g,k,c,i,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 36.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | arpa. | (b,d,m,h,l,e,f,g,k,c,i,a).root-servers.net. |
| 3 | 36.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,a,d,c,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 4 | 36.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (w,x,y,u,v,z,dill,t).arin.net. |
| 5 | 36.80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | 80.31.192.in-addr.arpa. | (c2,l2,d2,e2).nstld.com. |
We pick