| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 85.131.50.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,l,c,f,i,e,k,m,b,h,a,d,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 85.131.50.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,c,e,f,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 85.131.50.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (u,v,y,w,r,z,t,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 85.131.50.69.in-addr.arpa. | 131.50.69.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).national-net.com. |
We pick