Build / 04NetworkingIntermediate4–5 hours

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DNS Resolver

Understand how domain names become IP addresses by implementing DNS resolution yourself.

01 / Outcomes

What you'll understand

  • 01DNS packets
  • 02Recursive resolution
  • 03UDP
  • 04Caching

02 / Deliverable

What you'll build

A resolver that asks nameservers for address records and decodes their replies.

Built for understanding—not production use.

03 / Implementation

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This build is in the workshop. Its first complete implementation will appear here when it is ready.

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