| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 233.2.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,l,c,e,i,h,m,k,g,a,b,d,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 233.2.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,f,d,b,e,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 233.2.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | 63.in-addr.arpa. | (v,x,w,y,t,z,u,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 233.2.236.63.in-addr.arpa. | 236.63.in-addr.arpa. | (authns1,authns2).qwest.net. |
We pick