Published on : January 19, 2017 by Navesh M N
The Domain Name to IP resolution process is a very complex one while considering the time it takes to do that. We type the name of the website into the browser, gets converted to IP and there we have it! All of it just happens in a fraction of a second. There are zillions of […]
Published on : May 26, 2010 by Arnold Pablo
As I have mentioned in the PART III of this article, all the NS in the Internet will be aware of the IP of root servers. This information is provided in a file which comes along with the name server software package. The file is named.root or named.ca (it varies). This file is called the […]
Published on : by Arnold Pablo
What is Domain Name Resolution Process? When we type in a domain name to the browser the ‘Resolver’ program (the client-side of the DNS is called a DNS Resolver) is responsible for initiating and sequencing the queries that ultimately lead to a full resolution (translation) of the resource sought, i.e. translation of a domain name […]
Published on : May 25, 2010 by Arnold Pablo
Before I go on to the query process, I would like to present a small briefing about Domain Names basics : The Domain Name System uses a tree (or hierarchical) name structure. At the top of the tree is the root node followed by the Top-Level Domains (TLDs), then the Second-Level Domains (SLD) and any […]
Published on : by Arnold Pablo
The process involved in the resolution of a Domain Name to IP is a very complex one when comparing to the time it takes to do that. We type name of the website into the browser, gets converted to IP and there we have it ! All of it just happens in a fraction of […]
