Connection Error

Connection Error

Error of Internet Explorer "connection timed out" when server doesn't reply

Following will be SYMPTOMS

When we connects to the Websites that executes for while before it returns info to Internet Explorer, we can get one of the error messages given below:

First Error message

Microsoft Internet Explorer error 10060 connections timed out.

Second Error message

Internet Explorer can not open the Internet site <Web address>. The operations timed out.

Third Error message

The page can not be displayed. Can not find server or DNS Error.

Connection Error CAUSES

Internet Explorer enforces the limit of time out for the servers to respond. By default, the limit of time out is given below:

Internet Explorer 4 & Internet Explorer 4.01	5 mins
Internet Explorer 5.x & Internet Explorer 6.x	60 mins
Internet Explorer 7.0 & Internet Explorer 8.0	60 mins

When servers are experiencing the problems, Internet Explorer doesn't wait infinitely for the servers to respond.

Application that utilize the WinINet API straightly will experiencing the values for ReceiveTimeout given below:

WinINet.dllversion 4.x	5 mins
WinINet.dllversions 5.x & 6.x	60 mins
WinINet.dllversions 7.x & 8.x	30 mins

We can place the version of WinINet.dll in directory of %windir%\system32.

RESOLUTION

If the page doesn't back within the few minutes, several users understand that the problem has generated, and then they halt the processing. Therefore, we should designing our server procedures to com back record within the about five minutes so that user don't have to hold for the lengthy time.

We can normally break down the lengthy processes into the little pieces. Or, the serverz can respond the data status to the updated user about the processes. In addition, We can generate the process of long servers that has messages based or asynchronous formulation so that it respond immediately to users after submitted the job, and then informs the users after the lengthy procedures is completed.

Let us resolve this connection error our-self

To alter the default setting of time out for the Internet Explorer from Internet Explorer 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or the updated versions, follow the steps given below:

1. Start the Registry Editor.
2. Place the subkey given below:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
3. From subkey, Just add the ReceiveTimeout DWORD entry that has the value of (<number of seconds>)*1000. For an example, if we like the time out duration to be 8 minutes, then set the values of ReceiveTimeout entries to 480000 (<480>*1000).
4. Just Reboot the system..
   

Note Such setting becomes the timeout new global which utilizes to both Internet Explorer and any WinINet applications for timeout.

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Notes

• Such automatic solution will alter the default setting of time out to 5 minutes for Internet Explorer.
• Same wizard can be only in English. However, the automatic solution also acts for other languages Windows versions.
• If we aren't on the PC that has problem, save the Fix it solutions to a flash drive or the CD and then execute it on the PC that have the problems or the issues.

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