| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 131.162.248.213.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,b,i,h,l,m,j,k,f,d,g,a,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 131.162.248.213.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,c,a,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 131.162.248.213.in-addr.arpa. | 213.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 131.162.248.213.in-addr.arpa. | 162.248.213.in-addr.arpa. | (dizzy,coltrane).mgmt.koc.net. |
We pick