| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 2.8.160.202.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,m,d,k,b,g,h,e,l,j,c,a,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 2.8.160.202.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,d,f,c,b,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 2.8.160.202.in-addr.arpa. | 202.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. dns1.telstra.net. ns1.apnic.net. ns3.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. ns4.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 2.8.160.202.in-addr.arpa. | 8.160.202.in-addr.arpa. | (jtb,dns2-tl,ns2,dns1-tl).brunet.bn. |
We pick