| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 126.92.73.216.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,h,i,e,b,l,k,a,m,d,f,c,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 126.92.73.216.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,b,d,a,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 126.92.73.216.in-addr.arpa. | 216.in-addr.arpa. | (y,w,r,z,u,x,t,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 126.92.73.216.in-addr.arpa. | 92.73.216.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns4,ns2).google.com. |
We pick