| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 118.7.208.82.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,h,i,e,c,m,f,a,g,b,j,k,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 118.7.208.82.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,e,d,b,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 118.7.208.82.in-addr.arpa. | 82.in-addr.arpa. | sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec1.apnic.net. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 118.7.208.82.in-addr.arpa. | 7.208.82.in-addr.arpa. | sns.nethost.sk. dns.nethost.cz. |
We pick