| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 26.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,b,l,d,h,f,g,m,i,a,e,c,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 26.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,c,a,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 26.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 156.in-addr.arpa. | (y,u,v,t,x,z,dill,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 26.102.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns1.ultradns.net. pdns4.ultradns.org. pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns3.ultradns.org. pdns2.ultradns.net. pdns5.ultradns.info. |
We pick