| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 2.54.77.194.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,j,d,e,i,h,k,a,b,m,l,g,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 2.54.77.194.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,e,f,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 2.54.77.194.in-addr.arpa. | 194.in-addr.arpa. | sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 2.54.77.194.in-addr.arpa. | 77.194.in-addr.arpa. | ns.ripe.net. gtnduss1.dpn.de. dns1.dpn.de. |
| 5 | 2.54.77.194.in-addr.arpa. | 54.77.194.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3).knipp.de. |
We pick