| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 59.17.208.88.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,m,l,i,f,h,k,d,c,a,g,e,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 59.17.208.88.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,e,c,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 59.17.208.88.in-addr.arpa. | 88.in-addr.arpa. | tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. sns-pb.isc.org. ns3.nic.fr. sec3.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 59.17.208.88.in-addr.arpa. | 17.208.88.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).advancedhosters.com. |
We pick