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Today I needed to download some files through a website which was blocked by my ISP. So, I spun up a VPS and decided to download it there and upload it to Dropbox, which was accessible through my internet connection. I was wondering if I would get the same download speed on my local machine if I chose to connect to my VPS through something like OpenVPN and then download it through that, instead of first downloading it on my VPS through RDP/VNC and then transferring it through some other file sharing method. My primary requirement here is speed.
P.S. I would have tried it by myself, but I can't, for some reason.
To clarify, you want to know if you can download file X through a VPS to your home/work computer at the speed which you get at home/work? – Leathe – 2015-10-19T04:58:07.223
Yes. Will this be equal to the speed that I got by uploading X to dropbox through my VPS and then downloading it on my home/work computer? – anukul – 2015-10-19T05:37:24.463
Well, kind of yes. You're still limited to the upload of the host that has the file and then the upload of your VPS (and of course the download speed of your VPS and your local download speed). I guess uploading it to Dropbox is just an extra step you're avoiding if your VPS can upload at least as fast as your local home/work connection can download. – Leathe – 2015-10-19T06:01:14.910