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Qlemo: &nbsp;Thank you!! &nbsp;That was it.
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Very strange situation.<br />
We're using a Netgear FVS336Gv2 router with a VPN set up that's been working fine for years.<br />
Today, the VPN connections wouldn't work so I rebooted the router - which is not something I can recall doing for a long time!<br />
The VPN comes up although it seems to drop out fairly often - which is NOT normal.<br />
So, I might suspect a signal problem with the ISP or .... <br />
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Normally, the only use for the VPN is to reach the office's file server workstation.<br />
Today, two of us, when connecting to the VPN - without further encouragement, seems to have tried to connect to that same computer using RDP - which fails.<br />
That is, what we observe is the typical RDP failure dialog as if an RDP session:<br />
1) was asked for.<br />
2) was not enabled at the far end.<br />
I have NO idea where the RDP attempt would be coming from. &nbsp;<br />
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We're using the Greenbow VPN Client - which for all intents and purposes very closely resembles the Netgear client that we had used for years and is discontinued.<br />
But, this is NOT a &quot;recent change&quot; as it's been in use for quite some time now. &nbsp;Just FYI.
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Very strange situation.
We're using a Netgear FVS336Gv2 router with a VPN set up that's been working fine for years.
Today, the VPN connections wouldn't work so I rebooted the router - which is not something I can recall doing for a long time!
The VPN comes up although it seems to drop out fairly often - which is NOT normal.
So, I might suspect a signal problem with the ISP or .... 

Normally, the only use for the VPN is to reach the office's file server workstation.
Today, two of us, when connecting to the VPN - without further encouragement, seems to have tried to connect to that same computer using RDP - which fails.
That is, what we observe is the typical RDP failure dialog as if an RDP session:
1) was asked for.
2) was not enabled at the far end.
I have NO idea where the RDP attempt would be coming from.  

We're using the Greenbow VPN Client - which for all intents and purposes very closely resembles the Netgear client that we had used for years and is discontinued.
But, this is NOT a "recent change" as it's been in use for quite some time now.  Just FYI.

VPN connection appears to initiate an un-launched RDP session to our file server inside the office.

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.

Remote Access

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.