| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 252.47.188.193.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,h,l,d,m,f,e,j,k,b,c,i,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 252.47.188.193.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,e,d,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 252.47.188.193.in-addr.arpa. | 193.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 252.47.188.193.in-addr.arpa. | 47.188.193.in-addr.arpa. | zaren.um.edu.mt. ns.mt. ns.um.edu.mt. zeppi.um.edu.mt. |
We pick