Hello, I pulled this log from terminal this morning - can anyone tell me what it does?

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Hello, I pulled this log from terminal this morning - can anyone tell me what it does?

com.apple.WebKit.Networking: (libnetwork.dylib) [com.apple.network:connection] [C363 Hostname#07e528c4:443 waiting path (satisfied (Path is satisfied), interface: en0, ipv4, ipv6, dns)] event: path:satisfied @0.000s, uuid: 9708E00E-784C-48ED-8B18-4AE8C8DD1998

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904645-0700 0x88e3 Default 0x0 720 0 com.apple.WebKit.Networking: (libnetwork.dylib) [com.apple.network:connection] [C363 Hostname#07e528c4:443 in_progress resolver (satisfied (Path is satisfied), interface: en0, ipv4, ipv6, dns)] event: resolver:start_dns @0.000s

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904647-0700 0x88e3 Default 0x0 720 0 com.apple.WebKit.Networking: (libnetwork.dylib) [com.apple.network:connection] nw_connection_report_state_with_handler_on_nw_queue [C363] reporting state preparing

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904722-0700 0x88e3 Default 0x0 720 0 com.apple.WebKit.Networking: (CFNetwork) Task <A8112316-6D92-4059-BD54-93EC25B1E573>.<73> setting up Connection 363

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904822-0700 0x87ee Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238] getaddrinfo start -- flags: 0xC000D000, ifindex: 0, protocols: 0, hostname: <mask.hash: 'H2l+BFtSTg71pij0yv6nbA=='>, options: {}, client pid: 720 (com.apple.WebKi), delegator pid: 350 (Safari)

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904888-0700 0x87ee Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238->Q59206] Question for <mask.hash: '8MOLSS0LDbY16aNO2jsPgg=='> (HTTPS) assigned DNS service 4

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904894-0700 0x87ee Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238->Q5179] Question for <mask.hash: '8MOLSS0LDbY16aNO2jsPgg=='> (AAAA) assigned DNS service 4

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904897-0700 0x87ee Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238->Q35215] Question for <mask.hash: '8MOLSS0LDbY16aNO2jsPgg=='> (Addr) assigned DNS service 4

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904969-0700 0x4c6 Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238->Q59206] AnswerQuestionByFollowingCNAME: 0x7ff4eb80cc60 <mask.hash: '8MOLSS0LDbY16aNO2jsPgg=='> (HTTPS) following CNAME referral 0 for <mask.hash: '5N7IuwH/DIhvatTtb4do5w=='>

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904979-0700 0x4c6 Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238->Q14478] Question for <mask.hash: 'hL2jfOtbTJ3g272AI3MHRw=='> (HTTPS) assigned DNS service 4

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904988-0700 0x4c6 Default 0x0 218 0 mDNSResponder: [com.apple.mDNSResponder:Default] [R1238->Q5179] AnswerQuestionByFollowingCNAME: 0x7ff4eb80d200 <mask.hash: '8MOLSS0LDbY16aNO2jsPgg=='> (AAAA) following CNAME referral 0 for <mask.hash: '5N7IuwH/DIhvatTtb4do5w=='>

2021-02-07 14:51:41.904993-0700 0x4c6 Default 0x0 218 0

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 6:37 AM

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lkrupp

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Feb 12, 2021 7:38 AM in response to dom_dolla

WebKit is the software engine that allows macOS to access the internet. Any app that wants to get out on the internet must use WebKit to do it. Safari uses WebKit to be able to browse for example. DNSResponder is the software that figures out how to get to a specific place on the internet. When a user types in www.nbc.com DNS (domain name server) queries a DNS server for the IP address of www.nbc.com . The internet only works on numbers, not text, so a website’s name has to be converted to a number, the IP address.

The log you see is perfectly normal.

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Answer 2

Feb 12, 2021 6:44 AM in response to dom_dolla

Something related to the web and networking.

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Hello, I pulled this log from terminal this morning - can anyone tell me what it does?

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