| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 3.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,f,k,c,i,g,h,a,j,m,b,e,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 3.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,c,f,e,a,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 3.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 156.in-addr.arpa. | (v,z,u,w,t,x,r,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 3.101.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns4.ultradns.org. pdns1.ultradns.net. pdns5.ultradns.info. pdns2.ultradns.net. pdns3.ultradns.org. |
We pick