| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 86.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (h,m,f,a,e,l,c,d,i,b,g,j,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 86.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,e,c,a,f,d).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 86.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (v,z,t,y,x,u,r,w).arin.net. |
| 4 | 86.45.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2,ns4,ns3).google.com. |
We pick