| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 49.3.51.194.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,e,g,j,m,l,h,b,k,d,a,i,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 49.3.51.194.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,a,e,f,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 49.3.51.194.in-addr.arpa. | 194.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 49.3.51.194.in-addr.arpa. | 51.194.in-addr.arpa. | bow.rain.fr. ns.global-ip.net. ns.ripe.net. proof.rain.fr. ns3.nic.fr. |
We pick