| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 65.128.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,h,j,i,k,l,f,m,c,d,b,g,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 65.128.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,a,f,d,e,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 65.128.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 156.in-addr.arpa. | (y,t,w,x,z,u,r,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 65.128.154.156.in-addr.arpa. | 154.156.in-addr.arpa. | pdns3.ultradns.org. pdns4.ultradns.org. pdns1.ultradns.net. pdns5.ultradns.info. pdns6.ultradns.co.uk. pdns2.ultradns.net. |
We pick