| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 248.0.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,f,d,i,a,k,b,e,g,m,j,c,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 248.0.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,a,f,d,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 248.0.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | 63.in-addr.arpa. | (v,z,y,t,r,u,w,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 248.0.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | 236.63.in-addr.arpa. | (authns1,authns2).qwest.net. |
We pick