| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 99.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,k,d,a,b,i,l,g,f,c,j,m,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 99.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,d,c,e,f,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 99.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (x,t,y,z,r,u,v,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 99.132.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2,ns3,ns4).google.com. |
We pick