| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 55.145.198.66.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,j,d,m,k,l,b,f,c,e,a,h,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 55.145.198.66.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b,d,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 55.145.198.66.in-addr.arpa. | 66.in-addr.arpa. | (y,dill,u,w,z,v,x,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 55.145.198.66.in-addr.arpa. | 145.198.66.in-addr.arpa. | (pollux,castor).teleglobe.net. |
We pick