| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 26.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (d,l,a,g,i,m,j,f,b,c,h,k,e).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 26.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (c,a,f,d,e,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 26.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,x,t,y,r,z,v,u).arin.net. |
| 4 | 26.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns1,ns3,ns2).google.com. |
We pick