| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 198.241.124.202.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,g,k,d,c,h,f,l,j,b,i,a,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 198.241.124.202.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,e,d,a,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 198.241.124.202.in-addr.arpa. | 202.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.authdns.ripe.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. ns3.apnic.net. ns1.apnic.net. dns1.telstra.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns4.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 198.241.124.202.in-addr.arpa. | 241.124.202.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns2).netregistry.net. |
We pick