| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 25.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,i,k,h,e,m,d,l,b,a,c,f,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 25.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | arpa. | (g,i,k,h,e,m,d,l,b,a,c,f).root-servers.net. |
| 3 | 25.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,c,a,f,b,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 4 | 25.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns3.ultradns.org. pdns4.ultradns.org. pdns5.ultradns.info. pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns2.ultradns.net. pdns1.ultradns.net. |
We pick