| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,m,i,h,e,b,f,d,k,j,a,c,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,e,d,a,b,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | 194.in-addr.arpa. | sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec1.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 1.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | 0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | (ns,ns2,ns3).alcom.aland.fi. |
We pick