| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 12.4.33.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,k,c,h,l,b,e,g,a,f,d,j,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 12.4.33.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,b,d,c,f,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 12.4.33.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (r,v,w,t,z,u,x,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 12.4.33.192.in-addr.arpa. | 4.33.192.in-addr.arpa. | (auth4,auth2,auth1,auth3).dns.cogentco.com. |
We pick