| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 238.54.137.98.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,l,b,f,h,i,a,g,d,c,k,e,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 238.54.137.98.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,b,f,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 238.54.137.98.in-addr.arpa. | 98.in-addr.arpa. | (v,u,w,t,y,z,r,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 238.54.137.98.in-addr.arpa. | 137.98.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns5,ns4,ns3,ns1).yahoo.com. |
We pick