| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 202.154.55.212.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,i,h,a,d,e,b,f,c,g,m,k,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 202.154.55.212.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,b,a,f,d,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 202.154.55.212.in-addr.arpa. | 212.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec1.apnic.net. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 202.154.55.212.in-addr.arpa. | 154.55.212.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns).telepac.pt. |
We pick