| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 251.243.200.74.in-addr.arpa. | . | (l,a,m,f,h,i,d,e,g,j,b,c,k).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 251.243.200.74.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,e,a,b,c,f).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 251.243.200.74.in-addr.arpa. | 74.in-addr.arpa. | (w,u,z,x,r,v,t,y).arin.net. |
| 4 | 251.243.200.74.in-addr.arpa. | 243.200.74.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).fastservers.net. |
We pick