PROVIDING A SPLIT-CONFIGURATION VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK

Abstract: a method in a virtual private network (vpn) environment is disclosed. a user device transmits, to a vpn server before establishment of a vpn connection between the user device and the vpn server, an initiation request to establish the vpn connection. the initiation request includes remote content information indicating remote content that is unavailable in a geographic location of the user device. the user device receives, from the vpn server after establishment of the vpn connection, the remote content based at least in part on a configuration of domain name services (dns) settings associated with the vpn connection to utilize a remote dns server that is capable of obtaining the remote content. various other aspects are contemplated.

Inventor(s): Kazimieras Celiesius

CPC Classification: H04L12/4641 ({Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] (LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone ; encapsulation techniques ; routing of packets ; packet switches ; virtual private networks for security )})

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