| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 25.53.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,m,c,g,a,i,f,k,l,b,h,e,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 25.53.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,e,c,f,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 25.53.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (y,z,w,u,x,r,v,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 25.53.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 53.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns2,ns1).serverstack.com. |
We pick