| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 59.136.178.203.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,c,h,k,e,l,i,b,a,j,f,g,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 59.136.178.203.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,f,b,d,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 59.136.178.203.in-addr.arpa. | 203.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. ns4.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. ns1.apnic.net. ns3.apnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. dns1.telstra.net. |
| 4 | 59.136.178.203.in-addr.arpa. | 178.203.in-addr.arpa. | (g,b,f,e,d,a).dns.jp. |
| 5 | 59.136.178.203.in-addr.arpa. | 136.178.203.in-addr.arpa. | mango.itojun.org. ns.tokyo.wide.ad.jp. ns-wide.wide.ad.jp. |
We pick