| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.196.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,j,d,a,l,m,f,k,e,h,i,g,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.196.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,c,b,f,a,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.196.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (y,v,z,r,t,x,w,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 1.196.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 196.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | (dns3,dns2,dns1).demandmedia.com. |
We pick