| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 26.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,h,k,d,b,j,i,g,f,a,m,c,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 26.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,e,f,a,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 26.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 156.in-addr.arpa. | (w,u,dill,z,x,t,y,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 26.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns2.ultradns.net. pdns1.ultradns.net. pdns4.ultradns.org. pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns5.ultradns.info. pdns3.ultradns.org. |
We pick