| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 50.23.207.198.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,c,a,k,f,j,m,b,e,g,d,h,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 50.23.207.198.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,c,b,f,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 50.23.207.198.in-addr.arpa. | 198.in-addr.arpa. | (u,t,x,y,dill,v,w,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 50.23.207.198.in-addr.arpa. | 23.207.198.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).logic.bm. |
We pick