| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 105.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,g,h,j,c,m,d,b,f,a,l,e,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 105.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,d,c,b,a,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 105.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (u,z,t,y,w,v,r,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 105.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick