| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 250.149.87.208.in-addr.arpa. | . | (b,d,g,i,c,h,k,e,l,m,f,a,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 250.149.87.208.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,c,f,d,a,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 250.149.87.208.in-addr.arpa. | 208.in-addr.arpa. | (x,w,u,z,y,v,r,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 250.149.87.208.in-addr.arpa. | 149.87.208.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns4,ns3,ns2).p16.dynect.net. |
We pick