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1. This document is an assignment submission for the subject "Internet Architecture and Protocol" submitted by Muhammad Ali to Miss Anum Ahsan from the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus. 2. The document addresses two questions - whether a VPN changes your DNS and the differences between a VPN and a proxy. 3. Regarding DNS, the document explains that a VPN may or may not assign a new DNS depending on its configuration, and outlines three possible scenarios for how DNS resolution works when using a VPN.

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Assignment No 3

1. This document is an assignment submission for the subject "Internet Architecture and Protocol" submitted by Muhammad Ali to Miss Anum Ahsan from the Department of Computer Sciences at The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus. 2. The document addresses two questions - whether a VPN changes your DNS and the differences between a VPN and a proxy. 3. Regarding DNS, the document explains that a VPN may or may not assign a new DNS depending on its configuration, and outlines three possible scenarios for how DNS resolution works when using a VPN.

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Assignment No 3:

Submitted by:

1- Muhammad Ali (Reg.#BSSE07163044)

Class:

BSSE-8.

Submitted to:

MISS ANUM AHSAN

Subject:

Internet Architecture and Protocol

Department of Computer Sciences

The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus


Question no.1: Does a VPN change your DNS?
Yes Depending on how your VPN is configured, you might or might not use the same DNS for
your VPN and for Internet. VPN's are (typically) like an additional IP stack on your system, and
can have a separate DNS server address configured. But not all systems do this.

1. If your VPN does not assign a new DNS


for the VPN session then you will continue to use the DNS server(s) configured in your
main Internet IP Stack. This can present a problem if the external DNS cannot resolve
internal addresses (or as you indicate, if you don't want internal addresses to be known
externally).

2. If your VPN does assign a new DNS - for


example by using DHCP option 6 "DNS Server" - then you can have different DNS servers
for the VPN and for Internet. Your OS must support this, as must the VPN service. If you
send traffic out both stacks at once this would be "Split Mode".
3. A final option is that you might operate
your VPN in Tunnel Mode, sending all communications (including Internet) through the
VPN stack. In this case, when you are on the VPN all DNS would use the VPN's DNS. This
is probably the most secure way since all internal traffic is sure to stay in the VPN.

Whereas a VPN service masks your IP address so no one can figure out where you are, a
different DNS service fools a website because it "thinks" you're eligible to access their content—
in other words, under normal circumstances, they'd likely block your request if they saw that it
had come from a DNS server in a restricted region.

Question no.2: Difference Between Virtual Private Network (VPN) and


Proxy?
VPN Proxy
 Proxy servers act as relays between  VPN also reroutes your internet traffic
the website you’re visiting and your through a remote server and hides
device. Your traffic goes through a your IP address so websites can’t see
middle-man, a remote machine used to your original IP or location. However,
connect you to the host server. The it works on the operating system level,
proxy server hides your original IP meaning that it redirects all your
address so that the website sees the IP traffic, whether it’s coming from your
of the proxy browser or a background app.
 VPNs encrypt your traffic.   Proxy servers don’t encrypt the
traffic. 
 A VPN service protects you from ISP  Proxies don’t, so they should never be
tracking, government surveillance, and used to handle sensitive information.
hackers.
 VPNs work on the operating system  While proxies work on the application
level and reroute all your traffic. level and only reroute the traffic of a
specific app or browser.
 VPNs can be slower than proxies as  In Proxy there are ways you can
they need to encrypt your data. improve your connection and
browsing speeds;
 VPNs are usually paid  Many proxy servers are free;
  VPN connection is more reliable  Proxy server connections drop more
frequently.

Conclusion:
A VPN and a proxy are similar because they both reroute your traffic through a remote server
and hide your original IP. However, a VPN is superior to a proxy server in many respects. If you
care about your privacy and security, you should, without a doubt, choose a VPN.

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