1. CHAPTER Host Name Resolution DNS and WINS

3. Module Host Name Resolution Process

6. TCP/IP Host Name Example

7. WINS or NetBIOS Names

9. Internet Host Names .com .edu .org Etc. ganesan.com courses.ganesan.com A unique identifier known as the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)

11. End of Module

12. Module Hosts File

13. Sample HOSTS File

14. Sample Entry in the HOSTS File

15. Host Name Resolution Example

18. DNS Perspective of Name Resolution courses.ganesan.com .com root domain points to the DNS server At Pacbell Pacbell DNS server points to the DNS server at Ganesan.com DNS server at ganesan.com locates the host “course”

19. Domain Name Hosting: Another Example courses.ganesan.com InterNIC points to the DNS server at ganesan.com DNS server at ganesan.com locates the host “course”

20. End of Module

21. Module LMHOST File

22. Windows or NetBIOS Names kumar nanda ganesan Domain

25. Sample Partial LMHOSTS File Inclusion of lmhosts files from other computers.

26. Sample Entry in LM HOSTS File

27. Intranet Example kumar nanda ganesan Domain Internet Web Server

28. NetBIOS Name Resolution with LMHOSTS Entry

29. Access Path with LMHOSTS Entry kumar nanda ganesan Internet Web Server Access Client

30. NetBIOS Name Resolution without LMHOSTS Entry IE5 searches for a web address match and substitutes www.ganesan.com

31. Access Path without LMHOSTS Entry kumar nanda ganesan Internet Web Server Access Client Access is through the Internet.

32. IE5 Search for Web Address Match

35. WINS Perspective of Name Resolution courses.ganesan.com InterNIC points to the DNS server At Pacbell Pacbell DNS server points to the DNS server at Ganesan.com DNS server at ganesan.com locates the host “course”

36. End of Module End of Chapter