| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 25.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,i,g,a,e,c,k,b,j,m,d,h,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 25.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | arpa. | (f,i,g,a,e,c,k,b,m,d,h,l).root-servers.net. |
| 3 | 25.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,f,d,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 4 | 25.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 156.in-addr.arpa. | (w,x,u,v,t,y,dill,z).arin.net. |
| 5 | 25.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns1.ultradns.net. pdns3.ultradns.org. pdns2.ultradns.net. pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns5.ultradns.info. pdns4.ultradns.org. |
We pick