💻
CLIENT
Your Browser
🔍
RESOLVER
ISP DNS
🌍
ROOT
Root Server
📋
TLD
.com Server
✓
AUTH
example.com
QUERY

Current Step:

Click "Start" to begin DNS resolution visualization

About DNS:

DNS (Domain Name System) translates human-readable domain names like "example.com" into IP addresses like "93.184.216.34" that computers use to communicate. This hierarchical system ensures you don't need to memorize IP addresses.