| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 65.64.160.213.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,j,c,d,b,i,g,h,k,l,e,f,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 65.64.160.213.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,e,f,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 65.64.160.213.in-addr.arpa. | 213.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 65.64.160.213.in-addr.arpa. | 64.160.213.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1,ns3).routing.net. |
We pick