| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 72.229.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,g,k,j,e,a,l,b,i,f,m,h,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 72.229.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,b,d,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 72.229.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (t,x,r,z,u,v,w,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 72.229.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | 229.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | (b,a).ns.facebook.com. |
We pick