| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 16.131.180.68.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,h,e,c,g,b,m,k,j,a,f,i,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 16.131.180.68.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,f,b,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 16.131.180.68.in-addr.arpa. | 68.in-addr.arpa. | (v,r,w,u,z,y,x,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 16.131.180.68.in-addr.arpa. | 131.180.68.in-addr.arpa. | (ns5,ns4,ns1,ns3,ns2).yahoo.com. |
We pick