| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 232.157.188.205.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,m,d,b,c,a,l,e,i,g,h,k,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 232.157.188.205.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,f,a,c,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 232.157.188.205.in-addr.arpa. | 205.in-addr.arpa. | (y,x,v,z,w,u,r,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 232.157.188.205.in-addr.arpa. | 188.205.in-addr.arpa. | (dns-02,dns-01).ns.aol.com. |
We pick