| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 86.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,b,d,a,h,k,l,g,f,i,m,e,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 86.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,f,c,b,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 86.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (t,z,r,v,u,w,x,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 86.134.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick