| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 151.40.136.94.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,f,l,j,g,c,i,e,d,b,a,h,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 151.40.136.94.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,a,c,d,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 151.40.136.94.in-addr.arpa. | 94.in-addr.arpa. | sns-pb.isc.org. tinnie.arin.net. sec1.apnic.net. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. pri.authdns.ripe.net. |
| 4 | 151.40.136.94.in-addr.arpa. | 40.136.94.in-addr.arpa. | (ns,ns2).hosteurope.com. |
We pick