| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.71.77.217.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,g,l,h,j,k,i,m,b,e,d,f,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.71.77.217.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,e,a,f,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.71.77.217.in-addr.arpa. | 217.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 1.71.77.217.in-addr.arpa. | 71.77.217.in-addr.arpa. | (ogooue,nyali).inet.ga. |
We pick