| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 166.67.38.84.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,j,k,b,l,a,i,g,m,e,d,f,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 166.67.38.84.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,b,e,f,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 166.67.38.84.in-addr.arpa. | 84.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 166.67.38.84.in-addr.arpa. | 67.38.84.in-addr.arpa. | (dns1,dns2).ispone-business.de. |
We pick