| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 103.79.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (f,j,k,a,m,h,i,b,l,g,e,d,c).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 103.79.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,b,a,f,c,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 103.79.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (r,w,x,y,z,t,u,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 103.79.125.74.in-addr.arpa. | 125.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns4,ns3,ns2,ns1).google.com. |
We pick