| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 36.244.97.207.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,i,k,m,l,c,g,b,j,d,e,a,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 36.244.97.207.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,e,f,b,a,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 36.244.97.207.in-addr.arpa. | 207.in-addr.arpa. | (z,x,u,v,y,t,w,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 36.244.97.207.in-addr.arpa. | 244.97.207.in-addr.arpa. | (ns,ns2).rackspace.com. |
We pick