It consults a Domain Name Server (DNS) on the network, which looks up the Domain Name and returns its assigned IP.
This DNS may be local on a LAN or out on the internet on a WAN.
Netbios over tcp/ip
A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is what identifies your computer on a network. You should be able to find it within your network preferences or in a summary of the computers status.
APIPA stands for Automatic Private IP Address Generally it will be in the range 169.254.0.1 up to 169.254.255.254 (subnet of 255.255.0.0) This is the IP address a computer gets when it is set up pick up an IP address automatically and there is no DHCP server... or the computer can't see a router. The computer will be able to connect to any other computer on the network with an IP in the same range, but will NOT be able to connect to the internet.
To be able to communicate appropriate information and resolve the concern
No, an IP address is given to each internet provider, not each computer. For example, there could be five computers hooked up to the same network in which case they'd all have the same IP address.
It is an office document intended to point out and resolve issues.
If you mean when a computer cannot receive a IP address, it is called APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing). What that does is if the computer cannot receive a ip address from the DHCP (Dynamic host control protocol) server. It is assigned a IP address 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254. Note: Keep in mind you will not be able to access the Internet because this is a private address.
DNS Resolution is a means of directing persons to websites. DNS works similar to a phone book in assigning IP numbers to hosts. In doing so, we are able to connect to the internet through words rather than having to remember an IP address to visit websites.
Without a physical address, you will not be able to access a network outside the LAN that you are on. This is simply due to the fact that the computer on another LAN would not know where to forward the requested information. Your IP address work on the Internet Protocol within routers and switches, and associates it finding with your local machine (computer) by way of its mac address (physical address). Notice, your computer does not have an IP address, when you log on to the Internet a DHCP server issue you a leased IP address which is associated with your MAC for the duration of time that your computer is log on to the NET. There are quite a few reasons why your computer would not be network operable without a MAC address, this is just one of them.
Go to the properties of the NIC and type in the address. You need to make sure of the proper subnet mask and default gateway, if those are wrong the computer will not communicate correctly. You also need to use a good DNS server, or you will not be able to get to websites by name.
Ports are like doors to a computer each computer has many ports. Without any open ports your computer wouldn't be able to access the internet, to find open ports you can try a portscan
If you are the legitimate administrator of the (Windows) computer in question, you can do this using the Computer Management tool. If you are not, this is illegal (and the odds are you won't be able to anyway).