| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 20.209.28.46.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,k,c,b,h,g,e,a,l,f,d,m,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 20.209.28.46.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,e,c,a,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 20.209.28.46.in-addr.arpa. | 46.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 20.209.28.46.in-addr.arpa. | 209.28.46.in-addr.arpa. | (ns02,nse01,ns01).softonic.com. |
We pick