| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 170.254.254.65.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,c,j,h,a,e,k,b,d,l,f,i,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 170.254.254.65.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,f,d,c,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 170.254.254.65.in-addr.arpa. | 65.in-addr.arpa. | (w,x,v,u,r,t,y,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 170.254.254.65.in-addr.arpa. | 254.254.65.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).bizland.com. |
We pick