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However, when you activate a VPN on a client computer, an encrypted connection is opened to a gateway server operated by the VPN provider, and all your internet traffic is diverted through this "tunnel". RUN YOUR OWN VPN Most VPNs are used for securely accessing the internet, but the technology can work in the other direction too: lots of businesses run their own VPNs to allow remote workers to "dial in" to the company LAN over the internet. Most VPN providers own and maintain a certain number of servers around the world, but hardware is often owned and operated by local companies, who lease out their capacity to the VPN provider. In turn, the VPN providers keep reconfiguring their own servers to evade recognition, so a VPN connection that's blocked today might start working tomorrow. [Extracted from the article]