| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 18.48.82.203.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,i,m,k,b,g,e,h,d,f,l,j,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 18.48.82.203.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,c,f,d,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 18.48.82.203.in-addr.arpa. | 203.in-addr.arpa. | ns4.apnic.net. ns3.apnic.net. ns1.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. dns1.telstra.net. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 18.48.82.203.in-addr.arpa. | 48.82.203.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns).dsl.net.pk. |
We pick