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What happens when you type a URL into your browser?
This google.com visit uses DNS, establishes a secure connection, sends an HTTP request, then renders the response.
A real explanation from an OpenLume user. Explore the full explanation, examples, and visuals at your own pace. The browser knows google.com as a name, not the network address it needs to contact. The IP address identifies the endpoint the browser will contact. On the existing TCP connection, the browser starts TLS with a client hello. The browser sends an HTTP request to the edge over the established TLS connection.
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