| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 85.254.126.209.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,b,c,k,e,j,l,a,i,g,d,h,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 85.254.126.209.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,f,c,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 85.254.126.209.in-addr.arpa. | 209.in-addr.arpa. | (x,y,u,z,t,r,w,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 85.254.126.209.in-addr.arpa. | 254.126.209.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns1).aspadmin.com. |
We pick