| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 94.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,k,e,d,i,b,f,g,j,l,h,c,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 94.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,a,b,d,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 94.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (z,v,w,x,r,y,t,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 94.139.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1,ns4,ns3).google.com. |
We pick