| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 8.225.160.65.in-addr.arpa. | . | (b,c,j,g,e,a,k,f,d,l,m,h,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 8.225.160.65.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,f,a,c,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 8.225.160.65.in-addr.arpa. | 65.in-addr.arpa. | (x,y,w,t,z,v,r,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 8.225.160.65.in-addr.arpa. | 160.65.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1-auth,ns3-auth,ns2-auth).sprintlink.net. |
| 5 | 8.225.160.65.in-addr.arpa. | 225.160.65.in-addr.arpa. | (smf-dns-02,smf-dns-01).smf.ragingwire.net. |
We pick