| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 67.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (m,f,d,c,i,l,a,g,j,k,e,b,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 67.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,d,c,a,f,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 67.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (t,v,r,w,z,u,y,x).arin.net. |
| 4 | 67.225.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns2,ns1).google.com. |
We pick