| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 114.48.228.67.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,d,l,e,b,m,f,k,i,j,a,h,g).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 114.48.228.67.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,d,b,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 114.48.228.67.in-addr.arpa. | 67.in-addr.arpa. | (z,v,u,w,x,t,r,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 114.48.228.67.in-addr.arpa. | 228.67.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).arpa.global-datacenter.com. |
We pick