| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 82.226.142.68.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,f,j,e,m,l,h,d,c,a,b,g,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 82.226.142.68.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,c,d,f,b,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 82.226.142.68.in-addr.arpa. | 68.in-addr.arpa. | (x,y,z,r,t,u,w,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 82.226.142.68.in-addr.arpa. | 226.142.68.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns5,ns1,ns3,ns2).yahoo.com. |
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