| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 89.99.241.218.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,h,d,j,e,g,l,k,a,m,b,i,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 89.99.241.218.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,f,a,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 89.99.241.218.in-addr.arpa. | 218.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. ns2.lacnic.net. ns3.apnic.net. ns4.apnic.net. ns1.apnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. |
| 4 | 89.99.241.218.in-addr.arpa. | 241.218.in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,b).in-addr.cn. |
We pick