| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 18.98.140.83.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,e,c,j,g,d,l,m,b,h,k,f,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 18.98.140.83.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,b,f,e,a,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 18.98.140.83.in-addr.arpa. | 83.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec1.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. |
| 4 | 18.98.140.83.in-addr.arpa. | 140.83.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns0,ns1,ns3).phonera.net. |
We pick