| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 46.159.135.61.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,a,b,c,l,e,g,f,m,k,j,d,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 46.159.135.61.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,f,e,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 46.159.135.61.in-addr.arpa. | 61.in-addr.arpa. | ns2.lacnic.net. ns1.apnic.net. apnic1.dnsnode.net. ns3.apnic.net. sec1.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns4.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 46.159.135.61.in-addr.arpa. | 135.61.in-addr.arpa. | (ns,ns2).bta.net.cn. |
| 5 | 46.159.135.61.in-addr.arpa. | 159.135.61.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).tom.com. |
We pick