| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 189.46.17.217.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,k,i,c,j,a,l,f,b,g,h,e,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 189.46.17.217.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,f,b,e,c,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 189.46.17.217.in-addr.arpa. | 217.in-addr.arpa. | pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 189.46.17.217.in-addr.arpa. | 46.17.217.in-addr.arpa. | (dns2,dns).atman.pl. |
We pick