| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 160.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (e,a,l,c,h,b,f,j,m,d,g,i,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 160.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,b,c,e,d,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 160.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (y,v,x,z,t,w,r,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 160.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns1,ns4,ns2).google.com. |
We pick