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| | jameshfisher.com
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| | `getaddrinfo` ostensibly does DNS lookups. Sounds simple, but it uses more than 100 system calls! Let's trace the crazy path of address lookup on Linux.
| | zwischenzugs.com
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| | InAnatomy of a Linux DNS Lookup - Part II covered: nsswitch /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf pingvshoststyle lookups and inAnatomy of a Linux DNS Lookup - Part III covered: systemdand itsnetworkingservice ifupandifdown dhclient resolvconf and ended up here: A (roughly) accurate map of what's going on Unfortunately, that's not the end of the story. There's still more things...
| | venam.nixers.net
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| | Resolving hostnames (DNS?) might not seem like it, but it's complicated. Let's take a moment to see if we can at least demystify what happens on the client side instead of seeing it as a big tangled mess of configurations, libraries, and tools.
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