| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 186.48.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,c,d,i,k,g,h,m,f,a,j,e,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 186.48.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,e,c,b,a,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 186.48.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 69.in-addr.arpa. | (v,r,x,z,t,y,u,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 186.48.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | 48.55.69.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns1,ns2,ns3).serverstack.com. |
We pick