| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.254.69.194.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,i,b,k,m,d,g,j,a,l,h,e,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.254.69.194.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,e,d,a,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.254.69.194.in-addr.arpa. | 194.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 1.254.69.194.in-addr.arpa. | 254.69.194.in-addr.arpa. | (ineco,ns1).nic.es. |
We pick