| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 6.48.27.212.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,h,e,l,b,j,d,a,c,i,k,g,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 6.48.27.212.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,d,e,f,b,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 6.48.27.212.in-addr.arpa. | 212.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec1.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 6.48.27.212.in-addr.arpa. | 48.27.212.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns0).proxad.net. |
We pick