| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 147.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,e,c,a,l,i,m,b,g,d,f,j,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 147.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,f,b,a,e,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 147.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (v,u,z,y,x,w,t,r).arin.net. |
| 4 | 147.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns4,ns2,ns3).google.com. |
We pick