| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 13.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (k,d,b,h,l,c,j,e,i,m,f,g,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 13.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,f,c,d,a,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 13.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (x,w,v,r,u,z,y,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 13.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns4,ns3,ns2).google.com. |
We pick