| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 253.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,m,c,k,a,l,i,h,d,g,b,j,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 253.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,f,e,d,a,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 253.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (t,v,u,y,x,w,z,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 253.52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 52.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns1,ns4).serverstack.com. |
We pick