Amidst the growing content censorship and geo-restrictions, VPN services have gained significant popularity among internet users. However, changing online locations also means that the users should surrender their access to local content, something infeasible for many. That’s where split tunneling helps VPN users manage their browsing requirements.
For instance, if there are any specific nodes within your local network that you won’t be able to access from an external server, you need to keep your local traffic open and your IP looking like your actual physical IP. At this point, split tunneling lets you have some of your traffic privates at the same time while saving you a little bandwidth.
In most cases, your VPN’s apps or software will allow you to choose the applications on your device that should send their traffic through the Virtual Private Network VPN or your regular network connection.
But do you need split tunneling for your traffic? Is there any risk involved in this? Which VPN vendors will let you do it?
Read along to find the answers to all these questions and the information you need to do split tunneling work for you.
