| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 74.12.129.195.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,l,i,a,b,d,g,m,h,k,c,e,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 74.12.129.195.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,c,d,b,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 74.12.129.195.in-addr.arpa. | 195.in-addr.arpa. | ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. sec3.apnic.net. sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sns-pb.isc.org. |
| 4 | 74.12.129.195.in-addr.arpa. | 129.195.in-addr.arpa. | ns.ripe.net. auth210.ns.uu.net. auth200.ns.uu.net. |
We pick