| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 250.239.171.198.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,g,a,h,j,l,c,i,m,b,f,k,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 250.239.171.198.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,c,b,a,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 250.239.171.198.in-addr.arpa. | 198.in-addr.arpa. | (w,y,v,z,r,u,x,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 250.239.171.198.in-addr.arpa. | 171.198.in-addr.arpa. | (auth23,auth21,auth22,auth24,auth25).ns.gin.ntt.net. |
| 5 | 250.239.171.198.in-addr.arpa. | 239.171.198.in-addr.arpa. | (ns35b,ns35a).att-webhosting.com. |
We pick