| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 31.79.48.192.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,f,l,h,b,e,i,a,m,c,d,k,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 31.79.48.192.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,c,e,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 31.79.48.192.in-addr.arpa. | 192.in-addr.arpa. | (r,z,w,y,t,u,x,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 31.79.48.192.in-addr.arpa. | 79.48.192.in-addr.arpa. | (d2,c2,e2,l2).nstld.com. |
We pick