| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 219.217.42.89.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,m,c,k,j,g,e,d,l,b,i,f,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 219.217.42.89.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,d,a,e,b,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 219.217.42.89.in-addr.arpa. | 89.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sec1.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 219.217.42.89.in-addr.arpa. | 42.89.in-addr.arpa. | ns1.jump.ro. ns2.jump.ro. ns.ripe.net. |
| 5 | 219.217.42.89.in-addr.arpa. | 217.42.89.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns1).wdp-gazduire.ro. |
We pick