| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 217.103.46.78.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,h,a,l,k,f,e,b,d,g,m,c,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 217.103.46.78.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,d,c,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 217.103.46.78.in-addr.arpa. | 78.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 217.103.46.78.in-addr.arpa. | 103.46.78.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.second-ns.de. ns.second-ns.com. ns1.your-server.de. |
We pick