| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 142.29.98.79.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,d,g,k,l,f,a,e,c,b,m,h,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 142.29.98.79.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,e,c,b,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 142.29.98.79.in-addr.arpa. | 79.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. |
| 4 | 142.29.98.79.in-addr.arpa. | 29.98.79.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns4,ns1,ns3).serveriai.lt. |
We pick