A Visual Explanation of How DNS Lookups Work

By Gerred Dillon | September 14, 2018

Have you ever wondered what happens when you type an address into your browser? The first step is the translation of a domain name (such as pingdom.com) to an IP address. Resolving domain names is done through a series of systems and protocols that make up the Domain Name System (DNS). Here we’ll break down what DNS is, and how it powers the underlying infrastructure of the internet.