| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 34.145.36.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,h,l,g,k,b,j,e,a,d,m,i,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 34.145.36.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,a,b,c,d,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 34.145.36.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (r,v,w,u,t,y,z,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 34.145.36.69.in-addr.arpa. | 145.36.69.in-addr.arpa. | ns2.nsiregistry.net. ns1.crsnic.net. |
We pick