| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 104.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,k,i,a,b,m,d,f,h,e,l,g,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 104.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,c,e,f,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 104.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (y,u,z,x,w,t,v,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 104.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns4,ns1).google.com. |
We pick