| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 72.12.65.202.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,a,m,f,k,j,h,g,b,e,i,l,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 72.12.65.202.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,c,f,b,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 72.12.65.202.in-addr.arpa. | 202.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. ns4.apnic.net. ns3.apnic.net. dns1.telstra.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. ns1.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 72.12.65.202.in-addr.arpa. | 12.65.202.in-addr.arpa. | ari.gamma.aridns.net.au. ari.alpha.aridns.net.au. ari.delta.aridns.net.au. ari.beta.aridns.net.au. |
We pick