| step | query | auth | servers |
| 1 | 123.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | . | (j,a,h,i,k,b,m,g,c,d,e,f,l).root-servers.net. |
| 2 | 123.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | in-addr.arpa. | (d,a,f,e,c,b).in-addr-servers.arpa. |
| 3 | 123.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | 76.in-addr.arpa. | (y,w,x,u,r,z,t,v).arin.net. |
| 4 | 123.254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | 254.74.76.in-addr.arpa. | (ns2,ns1).peer1.net. |
We pick