| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 228.206.55.65.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,f,e,k,i,c,l,j,b,m,g,d,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 228.206.55.65.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,f,b,a,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 228.206.55.65.in-addr.arpa. | 65.in-addr.arpa. | (v,z,u,w,t,r,x,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 228.206.55.65.in-addr.arpa. | 55.65.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns4,ns1,ns3,ns5).msft.net. |
We pick