| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 11.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,g,d,e,f,a,i,c,h,j,k,m,b).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 11.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,b,c,d,e,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 11.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,y,t,r,x,u,z,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 11.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns2,ns1,ns3).google.com. |
We pick