| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 254.88.191.209.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,c,e,a,l,i,d,b,h,m,f,j,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 254.88.191.209.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,a,c,b,d,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 254.88.191.209.in-addr.arpa. | 209.in-addr.arpa. | (u,z,x,y,r,w,v,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 254.88.191.209.in-addr.arpa. | 88.191.209.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns5,ns1,ns3,ns4).yahoo.com. |
We pick