| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 147.224.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,h,m,k,i,g,a,l,f,d,c,b,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 147.224.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,f,b,d,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 147.224.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (z,w,u,t,x,v,r,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 147.224.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns4,ns3,ns2).google.com. |
We pick