| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 71.146.94.208.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,i,c,h,j,m,f,b,a,k,e,l,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 71.146.94.208.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,f,d,a,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 71.146.94.208.in-addr.arpa. | 208.in-addr.arpa. | (z,r,w,u,t,v,y,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 71.146.94.208.in-addr.arpa. | 146.94.208.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4,ns0,ns1,ns2).dnsmadeeasy.com. |
We pick