| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 71.251.205.65.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,l,i,k,g,a,m,f,j,d,h,b,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 71.251.205.65.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,f,e,b,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 71.251.205.65.in-addr.arpa. | 65.in-addr.arpa. | (z,v,r,w,t,u,y,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 71.251.205.65.in-addr.arpa. | 205.65.in-addr.arpa. | (auth00,auth03).ns.uu.net. |
| 5 | 71.251.205.65.in-addr.arpa. | 251.205.65.in-addr.arpa. | (h4,g4,j4,k4,l4,a4,f4).nstld.com. |
We pick