Module 6: Name resolution

Module overview

For most of us, it’s probably been a long time since we last entered a phone number into our mobile device before we called home. Instead, we just use a contact name that automatically references a number. It’s the same with networking; we use computer names rather than logical numbering systems, like IPv4 or IPv6 addresses, to connect a web browser to a web server.

In this module, we’ll examine name resolution, the process that resolves a name to the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 address. As we’ll discover, there are several ways in which computers can resolve names, and we’ll learn more about at each of them.

Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to: 

  • Identify the main methods of name resolution. 
  • Describe how to resolve host names with Domain Name System (DNS). 
  • Describe how to resolve network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) names.


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