| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 31.51.35.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,m,h,a,l,d,f,b,j,k,i,g,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 31.51.35.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,d,b,a,f,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 31.51.35.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (t,y,z,r,u,v,x,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 31.51.35.192.in-addr.arpa. | 51.35.192.in-addr.arpa. | (d2,l2,c2,e2).nstld.com. |
We pick