| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 167.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,a,l,c,j,k,d,b,f,h,g,m,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 167.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,b,d,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 167.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | 82.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 167.86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | 86.98.82.in-addr.arpa. | dns1.fhe3.net. ns.s.plusline.de. |
We pick