| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 101.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,f,d,b,j,e,h,a,i,l,c,g,m).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 101.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,f,e,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 101.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (y,x,v,z,u,r,w,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 101.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick