| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 161.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,m,d,j,b,l,c,k,g,a,f,h,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 161.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,f,b,d,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 161.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | 82.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 161.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | 86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | ns.s.plusline.de. dns1.fhe3.net. |
We pick