A method for providing a split-configuration virtual private network (VPN), the method including receiving, during a VPN connection, a local content request requesting local content; transmitting, to a local exchange point that is capable of obtaining the local content, at least a portion of the local content request to enable the local exchange point to provide the local content; receiving, during the VPN connection, a remote content request requesting remote content; and transmitting, to a remote exchange point that is capable of obtaining the remote content, at least a portion of the remote content request to enable the remote exchange point to provide the remote content. Various other aspects are contemplated.