| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 24.37.152.205.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,h,i,c,g,j,f,l,m,a,b,d,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 24.37.152.205.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,e,a,c,f,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 24.37.152.205.in-addr.arpa. | 205.in-addr.arpa. | (x,z,u,w,r,t,v,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 24.37.152.205.in-addr.arpa. | 152.205.in-addr.arpa. | auth-dns.msy.bellsouth.net. auth-dns.mia.bellsouth.net. auth-dns.asm.bellsouth.net. |
We pick