| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 153.188.206.198.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,a,m,l,e,f,c,g,b,i,j,d,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 153.188.206.198.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,e,b,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 153.188.206.198.in-addr.arpa. | 198.in-addr.arpa. | (v,r,u,t,x,w,z,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 153.188.206.198.in-addr.arpa. | 188.206.198.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns4,ns3,ns1).insight.com. |
We pick