| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 39.0.28.147.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,d,h,c,f,l,m,j,a,k,e,b,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 39.0.28.147.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,a,b,c,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 39.0.28.147.in-addr.arpa. | 147.in-addr.arpa. | (z,u,x,t,v,dill,w,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 39.0.28.147.in-addr.arpa. | 28.147.in-addr.arpa. | arizona.edu. nlns.globnix.net. rain.psg.com. |
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