| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 73.124.14.64.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,l,e,c,m,f,i,b,a,g,k,j,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 73.124.14.64.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,e,d,b,f,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 73.124.14.64.in-addr.arpa. | 64.in-addr.arpa. | (x,z,r,w,t,u,y,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 73.124.14.64.in-addr.arpa. | 14.64.in-addr.arpa. | (dns04,dns03,dns02,dns01).savvis.net. |
We pick