| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.194.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,h,l,f,a,b,c,i,g,d,m,e,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.194.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,d,f,b,e,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.194.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (r,y,t,x,z,v,u,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 1.194.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 194.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | (dns1,dns3,dns2).demandmedia.com. |
We pick