| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 232.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,l,b,e,d,m,g,c,a,i,f,j,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 232.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,c,e,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 232.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (w,z,y,t,r,v,u,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 232.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns4,ns2).serverstack.com. |
We pick