| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 147.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (g,f,b,i,e,j,h,a,l,k,c,m,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 147.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,c,f,a,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 147.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (z,x,u,y,r,w,t,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 147.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2,ns3,ns4).google.com. |
We pick