| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 101.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,d,c,e,m,g,a,b,f,j,h,l,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 101.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,b,c,a,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 101.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,x,y,v,z,t,r,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 101.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick