| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.198.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,a,b,k,i,g,j,f,m,e,c,l,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.198.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,f,b,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.198.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (z,r,t,v,x,u,w,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 1.198.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 198.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | (dns2,dns1,dns3).demandmedia.com. |
We pick