| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 26.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,m,k,c,d,g,j,b,e,l,f,i,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 26.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,d,c,b,e,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 26.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 156.in-addr.arpa. | (u,v,w,y,t,dill,x,z).arin.net. |
| 4 | 26.100.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns2.ultradns.net. pdns1.ultradns.net. pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns3.ultradns.org. pdns5.ultradns.info. pdns4.ultradns.org. |
We pick