| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 104.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,g,i,b,c,e,j,k,l,m,a,h,f).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 104.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (e,d,b,f,c,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 104.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (y,r,x,v,z,u,t,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 104.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns3,ns2,ns4).google.com. |
We pick