| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 86.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,m,i,f,a,h,e,c,d,g,j,k,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 86.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,d,a,b,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 86.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,v,r,u,z,t,y,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 86.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns3,ns1,ns4).google.com. |
We pick