| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 99.148.28.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,f,c,l,k,i,b,a,h,d,m,g,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 99.148.28.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,d,b,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 99.148.28.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (r,w,u,z,v,x,t,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 99.148.28.69.in-addr.arpa. | 148.28.69.in-addr.arpa. | dns.lax.llns.net. dns.iad.llns.net. dns.lga.llns.net. dns.sjc.llns.net. |
We pick