| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 147.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,l,b,i,e,k,g,h,j,m,a,f,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 147.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (a,f,c,d,b,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 147.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (z,u,r,x,v,y,t,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 147.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns2,ns4,ns1).google.com. |
We pick