| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 14.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (a,m,c,h,j,l,e,i,f,k,b,g,d).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 14.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,d,e,b,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 14.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (x,r,t,y,v,u,z,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 14.148.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick