| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 134.58.104.38.in-addr.arpa. | . | (b,m,e,a,k,f,l,d,h,j,g,i,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 134.58.104.38.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,b,a,d,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 134.58.104.38.in-addr.arpa. | 38.in-addr.arpa. | (auth4,auth2,auth5,auth1).dns.cogentco.com. |
We pick