| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 64.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,a,g,e,m,f,i,h,d,l,c,b,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 64.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,b,d,f,a,c).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 64.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (x,y,v,r,z,u,w,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 64.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick