| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 252.157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,j,c,a,e,f,h,b,l,g,d,m,i).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 252.157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,c,f,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 252.157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,z,y,t,x,v,r,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 252.157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | 157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).marketrends.net. |
| 5 | 252.157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | 252.157.122.74.in-addr.arpa. | (svr8).marketrends.net. |
We pick