| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 224.17.27.64.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,a,b,e,j,c,h,f,l,i,k,m,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 224.17.27.64.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,e,d,a,b,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 224.17.27.64.in-addr.arpa. | 64.in-addr.arpa. | (t,x,r,y,u,v,z,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 224.17.27.64.in-addr.arpa. | 17.27.64.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).calpop.com. |
We pick