| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 14.69.233.72.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,g,f,m,i,k,b,d,c,e,h,j,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 14.69.233.72.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,e,d,b,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 14.69.233.72.in-addr.arpa. | 72.in-addr.arpa. | (x,w,z,y,v,t,r,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 14.69.233.72.in-addr.arpa. | 69.233.72.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns4).layeredtech.com. |
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