| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 119.248.13.204.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,j,f,i,c,a,g,h,b,m,k,e,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 119.248.13.204.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,e,b,a,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 119.248.13.204.in-addr.arpa. | 204.in-addr.arpa. | (z,v,t,y,w,u,r,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 119.248.13.204.in-addr.arpa. | 248.13.204.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1,ns3,ns4).dynamicnetworkservices.net. |
We pick