| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 38.8.104.193.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,j,d,m,f,a,l,i,h,c,g,b,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 38.8.104.193.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,e,a,d,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 38.8.104.193.in-addr.arpa. | 193.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 38.8.104.193.in-addr.arpa. | 8.104.193.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).fluoline.net. |
We pick