| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 120.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | . | (c,a,m,k,h,b,i,l,e,g,f,d,j).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 120.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (b,c,d,f,a,e).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 120.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | 76.in-addr.arpa. | (v,w,x,y,u,r,z,t).arin.net. |
| 4 | 120.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | 254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | (ns1,ns2).peer1.net. |
We pick