| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 18.3.238.195.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,f,i,a,j,b,c,m,k,d,e,g,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 18.3.238.195.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,e,f,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 18.3.238.195.in-addr.arpa. | 195.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 18.3.238.195.in-addr.arpa. | 3.238.195.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4,ns2,ns1).skynet.be. |
We pick