US Patent 11489808 Providing a split-configuration virtual private network

A method for providing a split-configuration virtual private network (VPN), the method including receiving, at a VPN server, an initiation request from a user device to establish a VPN connection with the VPN server, the initiation request including remote content information associated with remote content; and transmitting at least a portion of the remote content information to a remote domain name services (DNS) server to receive an access internet protocol (IP) address associated with a first exchange point that is capable of obtaining the remote content. Various other aspects are contemplated.