| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 32.96.99.64.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,h,i,a,k,b,e,c,m,g,j,l,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 32.96.99.64.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,e,f,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 32.96.99.64.in-addr.arpa. | 64.in-addr.arpa. | (y,t,w,z,v,u,r,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 32.96.99.64.in-addr.arpa. | 99.64.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1,ns3).tucows.com. |
We pick