| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 5.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,a,c,e,g,i,b,h,f,d,l,j,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 5.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,a,d,c,b,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 5.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | 194.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. |
| 4 | 5.0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | 0.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | (ns,ns3,ns2).alcom.aland.fi. |
We pick