VPN connection fails on Windows Vista client: “Error 609: A device type was specified that does not exit”
On a Windows Vista computer, you are unable to establish a connection to the VPN server. The following symptoms occur:
- After you enter the username and password for the VPN connection, it tries to connect for a while then the error message occurs:
Failed to connect to [connectionname]
- If you create a new VPN connection, it shows as a Dial-up connection.
- This event is logged in the Application event log.
Log Name: Application Source: RasClient Date: mm/dd/yyyy [time] Event ID: 20227 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: [computername] Description: CoID={6ADB8BA2-868E-4406-88CF-FFFBFDAD6684}: The user [domain]\[user] dialed a connection named [ConnectionName] which has failed. The error code returned on failure is 609.
For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: Microsoft KB Article KB953795.

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