| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 17.156.232.193.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,e,j,d,b,h,g,c,f,m,k,a,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 17.156.232.193.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,f,e,c,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 17.156.232.193.in-addr.arpa. | 193.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 17.156.232.193.in-addr.arpa. | 232.193.in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,d,b,a).dns.ripn.net. |
| 5 | 17.156.232.193.in-addr.arpa. | 156.232.193.in-addr.arpa. | int3.dns.ripn.net. ns.relarn.ru. int2.dns.ripn.net. |
We pick