| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 5.45.214.85.in-addr.arpa. | . | (b,j,c,f,a,m,d,g,h,e,i,k,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 5.45.214.85.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,a,f,b,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 5.45.214.85.in-addr.arpa. | 85.in-addr.arpa. | sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. tinnie.arin.net. ns3.nic.fr. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 5.45.214.85.in-addr.arpa. | 45.214.85.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns).rz-ip.net. |
We pick