| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 111.254.162.76.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,c,f,i,b,k,g,d,h,m,a,l,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 111.254.162.76.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,c,a,d,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 111.254.162.76.in-addr.arpa. | 76.in-addr.arpa. | (u,v,w,r,y,z,t,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 111.254.162.76.in-addr.arpa. | 162.76.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).opentransfer.com. |
We pick