browsers initially looks at dns records in the locally stored hosts file. if the requested domain does not exist within it, then the system contacts other DNS servers.
root@sa:~$ nano /etc/hosts
{ip address} {domain}
* ALT: sudo sh -c 'echo "{ipAddress} {fqdn.tld}" >> /etc/hosts'
echo "{ipAddress fqdn.tld" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
root@sa:~$ BROWSER > {domain.com}
* the domain can now be used in the URL
* Location
- Windows
- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
- Linux
- /etc/hosts
NAME-BASED VIRTUAL HOSTING
this is a method for hosting multiple domain names (with separate handling of each name) on a single server. This allows one server to share its resources, such as memory and processor cycles, w/o requiring all the services to be used by the same hostname. The web server checks the domain name provided in the Host header field of the HTTP request and sends a response according to that.
root@oco:~$ echo "{ipAddress fqdn.tld" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
* input the target ipAddress entry and FQDN to access a target that may be using
name-based virtual hosting
- this will make the browser include the HTTP header Host: "fqdn.tld" in every
HTTP request that the browser sends to the specified IP address, which will
make the server respond with the webpage
