| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 94.127.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,b,j,f,h,a,m,d,g,c,e,l,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 94.127.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,a,f,e,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 94.127.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (v,y,u,t,z,r,w,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 94.127.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns4,ns2).google.com. |
We pick