| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 99.113.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,h,m,l,i,g,j,a,k,b,c,f,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 99.113.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,a,d,e,f,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 99.113.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,v,x,t,u,z,y,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 99.113.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns3,ns4,ns1).google.com. |
We pick