| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 31.93.42.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,i,k,f,g,c,l,m,e,a,b,d,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 31.93.42.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b,d,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 31.93.42.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (w,t,z,y,x,u,v,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 31.93.42.192.in-addr.arpa. | 93.42.192.in-addr.arpa. | (e2,l2,d2,c2).nstld.com. |
We pick