| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 76.68.243.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,a,h,m,e,d,b,f,c,g,l,k,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 76.68.243.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,b,d,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 76.68.243.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (v,w,x,dill,t,y,u,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 76.68.243.69.in-addr.arpa. | 243.69.in-addr.arpa. | (dns102,dns101,dns104,dns103,dns105).comcast.net. |
We pick