The browser sends a request to the server using IP to establish a connection. The server receives the request and sends back a message acknowledging the request to establish a connection. This is the handshake process.

Browser looks up the IP address for the domain The browser must determine which Internet server to connect to when you type the URL into the address bar and hit Enter. To do that, it needs to look up the IP address of the server hosting the website using the domain you typed in. It does this using a DNS lookup.

Step 1: Open the web browser. Step 2: Click on the address bar at the top of the screen. Step 3: Type the URL of the website you want to visit. Step 4: Press enter.