| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 108.3.41.198.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,h,k,g,l,e,d,j,f,i,b,a,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 108.3.41.198.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,b,a,f,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 108.3.41.198.in-addr.arpa. | 198.in-addr.arpa. | (t,z,w,v,y,r,u,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 108.3.41.198.in-addr.arpa. | 3.41.198.in-addr.arpa. | (a1,a3,a2).verisigndns.com. |
We pick