| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.197.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,a,h,m,g,b,c,i,j,k,e,l,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.197.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,a,f,c,d,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.197.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (y,z,x,t,u,w,v,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 1.197.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 197.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | (dns1,dns2,dns3).demandmedia.com. |
We pick