| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 85.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,j,i,b,k,f,l,m,g,e,d,c,a).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 85.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (f,a,b,d,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 85.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (u,r,x,y,w,z,t,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 85.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick