| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 38.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,a,l,f,j,i,d,m,e,c,b,g,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 38.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,e,a,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 38.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | 193.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 38.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | 1.193.in-addr.arpa. | ns1.surfnet.nl. ns1.kerna.ie. ns.heanet.ie. ns.ripe.net. auth-ns2.heanet.ie. |
| 5 | 38.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | 32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | ns.heanet.ie. ns2.kerna.ie. auth-ns2.heanet.ie. |
| 6 | 38.0-127.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | 32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | ns.heanet.ie. auth-ns2.heanet.ie. ns2.kerna.ie. |
| 7 | 38.0-127.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | 0-127.32.1.193.in-addr.arpa. | (banba,ns0).domainregistry.ie. |
We pick