| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 30.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,e,c,j,b,l,k,d,h,m,i,f,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 30.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,f,b,e,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 30.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | 212.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 30.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | 179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b).ns.ip-only.net. |
| 5 | 30.16-31.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | 179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,a).ns.ip-only.net. |
| 6 | 30.16-31.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | 16-31.179.112.212.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).blocket.se. |
We pick