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!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is the process by which a host determines the [IP Address] of [host] given the [host] name.
[{$pagename}] is dependent on the [Operating System] and the current configuration.
* Check whether the target host is the [localhost]
* Check local hosts file - This check is performed only if a hosts file has been configured.
* Contact [DNS resolvers] - This check is performed only if the a [DNS resolver] is configured
* Check local [NetBIOS] name cache - This check is performed only if [NetBIOS] is configured
* Contact [NBNS] - (Unique to [Microsoft] networks.) This check is performed if [NBNS] has been configured by creating a [Windows Internet Name Service] ([WINS]) record within the DNS database.
* Perform local broadcast. (Unique to [Microsoft] networks.) - Local host broadcasts a [NetBIOS] name query request packet three times.
* Check local lmhosts file. (Unique to [Microsoft] networks.) - This check is performed if an lmhosts file (local hosts file used by Microsoft [WINS] Clients) has been configured.
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