| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 240.63.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,g,a,f,c,k,i,j,b,d,l,e,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 240.63.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,a,e,b,c,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 240.63.in-addr.arpa. | 63.in-addr.arpa. | (z,t,x,u,r,v,w,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 240.63.in-addr.arpa. | 240.63.in-addr.arpa. | dmtu.mt.ns.els-gms.att.net. cbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net. cmtu.mt.ns.els-gms.att.net. dbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net. |
We pick