| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 229.244.120.174.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,b,c,l,e,h,m,k,g,i,d,j,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 229.244.120.174.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,d,e,b,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 229.244.120.174.in-addr.arpa. | 174.in-addr.arpa. | (t,v,z,r,x,u,w,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 229.244.120.174.in-addr.arpa. | 120.174.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4).arpa.networklayer.com. |
We pick