| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 1.199.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,k,i,d,g,h,f,a,e,c,j,l,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 1.199.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,d,b,e,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 1.199.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (y,r,u,t,v,x,w,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 1.199.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | 199.124.98.in-addr.arpa. | (dns3,dns2,dns1).demandmedia.com. |
We pick