| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 147.53.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (i,b,d,f,l,g,k,c,a,j,m,e,h).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 147.53.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,f,d,e,a).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 147.53.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (z,w,v,r,t,u,x,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 147.53.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns3,ns4,ns1,ns2).google.com. |
We pick