| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 94.147.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,m,l,i,d,a,e,g,c,b,f,k,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 94.147.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,f,b,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 94.147.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | 209.in-addr.arpa. | (t,z,w,v,x,r,y,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 94.147.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | 147.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns4,ns1,ns3).google.com. |
We pick