| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 254.0.81.209.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,d,l,m,h,g,b,f,i,c,a,k,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 254.0.81.209.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,f,d,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 254.0.81.209.in-addr.arpa. | 209.in-addr.arpa. | (w,t,r,y,u,v,z,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 254.0.81.209.in-addr.arpa. | 0.81.209.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns).via.net. |
We pick