Patent attributes
Domain name system (DNS) configuration during virtual private network (VPN) connection includes establishing a VPN tunnel between a client device and a VPN system entry server, which includes configuring a first DNS server as an operative DNS server for the VPN tunnel, and obtaining first content by transmitting to the VPN entry server, a first request that identifies a first external source for the first content, receiving from the VPN entry server a DNS configuration message indicating a second DNS server, configuring the second DNS server as the operative DNS server, and receiving from the VPN entry server, via the VPN tunnel, the first content, wherein the VPN entry server obtained the first content from the first VPN system exit server identified by the VPN entry server using the second DNS server, and the first VPN system exit server obtained the first content from the first external source.
