| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 26.225.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,h,b,g,a,l,m,j,c,d,f,e,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 26.225.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,c,b,a,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 26.225.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | 209.in-addr.arpa. | (u,r,z,x,t,w,v,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 26.225.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | 225.85.209.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns1,ns4).google.com. |
We pick