| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.192.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,l,m,g,h,b,i,k,j,d,a,e,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.192.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,f,e,d,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.192.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (t,w,v,y,z,r,u,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 1.192.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 192.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | (dns3,dns2,dns1).demandmedia.com. |
We pick