| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 76.38.164.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,a,m,j,c,b,l,e,d,g,f,k,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 76.38.164.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,e,f,a,d,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 76.38.164.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (r,t,x,u,z,y,w,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 76.38.164.69.in-addr.arpa. | 38.164.69.in-addr.arpa. | dns.iad.llns.net. dns.lax.llns.net. dns.lga.llns.net. dns.sjc.llns.net. |
We pick