Yo, you’re mostly right! The DNS part is spot on—it’s like a phonebook for the internet. But after that, the request goes to the IP, yeah, but it’s not always direct.
If the site’s behind a CDN (like Cloudflare), your request might hit their server first instead of the origin. Same with load balancers—they decide which server gets the traffic.
HTTPS adds some steps too, like SSL cert checks. So, where does the request of a url get sent? Depends on how fancy the setup is lol.
Check out “howdns.works” for a fun breakdown!
If the site’s behind a CDN (like Cloudflare), your request might hit their server first instead of the origin. Same with load balancers—they decide which server gets the traffic.
HTTPS adds some steps too, like SSL cert checks. So, where does the request of a url get sent? Depends on how fancy the setup is lol.
Check out “howdns.works” for a fun breakdown!