| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 50.8.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,h,f,a,i,k,l,j,m,b,c,g,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 50.8.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,a,b,f,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 50.8.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | 194.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 50.8.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | 8.112.194.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns,ns3).alcom.aland.fi. |
We pick