| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 101.157.98.83.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,b,i,e,c,f,g,k,a,m,d,j,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 101.157.98.83.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,c,e,f,a,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 101.157.98.83.in-addr.arpa. | 83.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. tinnie.arin.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec1.apnic.net. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 101.157.98.83.in-addr.arpa. | 157.98.83.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).welcome-online.nl. |
We pick