| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 176.212.185.195.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,m,d,j,g,b,c,h,k,e,a,i,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 176.212.185.195.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,f,c,e,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 176.212.185.195.in-addr.arpa. | 195.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 176.212.185.195.in-addr.arpa. | 185.195.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2,ns3).ecotel.net. |
| 5 | 176.212.185.195.in-addr.arpa. | 212.185.195.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns2,ns1).ngate.de. |
We pick