| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 72.247.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,f,c,j,g,h,k,b,i,m,e,d,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 72.247.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,f,a,e,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 72.247.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (x,t,z,u,v,w,r,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 72.247.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | 247.171.69.in-addr.arpa. | (b,a).ns.facebook.com. |
We pick