Before diving into the answer, let’s understand what a URL and a domain are.

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the address used to access resources on the internet. It specifies the location of a resource and the protocol used to access it.

A URL typically consists of several components:

• - Protocol: Indicates the method used to access the resource (e.g., `http`, `https`, `ftp`).
• - Domain Name: The human-readable address of a website (e.g., `example.com`).
• - Path: Specifies the exact resource or page within the website (e.g., `/about-us`).
• - Parameters: Optional query strings used to pass additional information (e.g., `?id=123`).

A domain is a specific part of the URL that identifies the website.

Domains are registered through domain registrars, and they are unique to ensure that each website has a distinct address.

Ultimately the endpoint is an IP address

. The DNS protocol is used to convert a domain name into an IP Address. An IP Address looks like this 102.42.38.231.

For example,

In URL: https://www.example.com/site_login

• https is the protocol.
• www.example.com is the domain name
• www denotes web addresses and subdomain of example.com
• .com`, `.org`, `.net is the Top-Level Domain (TLD)
• example is the Second-Level Domain (SLD)
• site_login is the path
• DNS converts www.example.com into IP addresses like 102.42.38.231

In NetFlow Analyzer, We can monitor the traffic through IP addresses of that URL such as