| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 40.100.74.204.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,a,l,k,j,c,m,i,d,g,e,f,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 40.100.74.204.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,b,f,c,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 40.100.74.204.in-addr.arpa. | 204.in-addr.arpa. | (y,x,z,w,t,u,r,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 40.100.74.204.in-addr.arpa. | 100.74.204.in-addr.arpa. | (udns1,udns2).ultradns.net. |
We pick