| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 14.114.12.212.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,b,j,m,l,g,f,h,c,i,d,k,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 14.114.12.212.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,c,e,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 14.114.12.212.in-addr.arpa. | 212.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 14.114.12.212.in-addr.arpa. | 114.12.212.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).expressmedia.de. |
We pick