| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 129.74.36.212.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,i,h,c,e,k,j,l,d,g,a,m,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 129.74.36.212.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,e,c,d,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 129.74.36.212.in-addr.arpa. | 212.in-addr.arpa. | sec1.apnic.net. pri.authdns.ripe.net. sns-pb.isc.org. sec3.apnic.net. ns3.nic.fr. tinnie.arin.net. |
| 4 | 129.74.36.212.in-addr.arpa. | 74.36.212.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns1).cdmon.es. |
We pick