| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 139.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,d,a,g,m,b,c,f,k,e,h,i,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 139.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,c,e,a,d,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 139.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (z,u,r,y,x,t,v,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 139.130.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick