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