| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 133.69.77.64.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,k,a,h,j,l,c,d,b,f,m,e,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 133.69.77.64.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,c,f,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 133.69.77.64.in-addr.arpa. | 64.in-addr.arpa. | (x,u,z,v,t,r,y,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 133.69.77.64.in-addr.arpa. | 69.77.64.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).peer1.net. |
We pick