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A pre-determined amount of time a process will wait for interaction with it before it continues with a specified task.

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FTP client connecting successfully but times out on LIST command on Windows 7, while working fine on XP

I have a device supporting FTP, connected to the office internal network via a router. Not sure it matters, but the device is Nano-10. I followed their user manual, downloaded FileZilla and ...
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Stop bootloader from timing out and choosing default partition?

I have Ubuntu 12.04 dual-booted with Windows 7, and I am using the Ubuntu boot loader. I'm sure many of you are familiar with the fact that after 10 seconds or so, it boots into the default partition. ...
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Unstable ssh connections in to Ubuntu

I have Ubuntu 12.04 Server as my web host and mac os x as my work machine. I have troubles while connecting to host by ssh Sometimes i can ssh successfully and fast, but sometimes it says connection ...
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no response when I ping my website, but I can still access it?

Sorry, this may be a dumb question, but I noticed something weird when I went to terminal and typed ping -o mysite.com and I get the message... Request timeout for icmp_seq 0 but when I visit my ...
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Is there a timeout setting for resolving Windows shortcuts to executable files?

If you right-click or press Alt+Enter on a shortcut, Windows normally displays the context menu or Properties dialog right away, even if the shortcut is broken and points to a file or directory that ...
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Is there any way to reduce the timeout when accessing a network resource in Windows?

I have an app that needs to regularly (1 sec) read a file across the network. Occasionally, the network fails me, and the app can't read the file. Problem is, the app hangs for a very long time each ...
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Frequent network connectivity loss/timeout

I have a Windows 7 64-bit machine connecting via Ethernet to an ADSL Router. The last few days I noticed that watching any online streams would stall repeatedly. I ran a continuous ping test against ...
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All internet requests in Windows time out

So, I've run into a very strange problem with my home wireless network. Previously, at seemingly random times, the router seemed to disconnect all wireless hosts and cause all of the wired hosts to ...
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chrome socks proxy through ssh forwarding timeouts

I'm attempting to forward all traffic through from Google Chrome through a SSH tunnel. When Firefox is configured to use the tunnel, it works. When chrome is launched with the proxy args appended, it ...
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why does my python cron job time out?

I have a long cron job running a python script in CENTOS, but for some reason it seems to timeout or otherwise end without completion. the job runs fine when executed straight from bash, but seems to ...
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Constant network drop between two XP machines

I am not sure when this started happening or why, but I have a home office running: a "server" XP machine with an external hard drive attached to it via USB, and my working machine, also an XP ...
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How to set wget to timeout after downloading more than a fixed duration

I want wget to (attempt to) start downloading, then if isn't done after 10 seconds, I want it to give up. wget --timeout 10 http://url Seems like a reasonable try, but it seems like it only sets --...
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Wireless randomly cuts out for a few seconds

I have two laptops in front of me, running continuous pings to my gateway (router) and to google. One computer pings both targets fine and doesn't time out. The other computer, an Asus G73JW laptop, ...
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Windows TCP timeout

Is there on windows any default timeout for tcp connection? So when no answere is received the connection would be closed. Why im asking is that on one machine the connection is closed afther 5 ...
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How do I make use of NDT results to fix a network timeout issues?

I've been experiencing a significant slow down of my home internet connection. ISP sent over some engineers and they didn't think there was an issue with the setup or the connection. All they did was ...
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Just can't seem to finish particular file downloads. Utorrent, Skype, etc. No firewall, no AV

Problem: I've been trying to download files from the Internet and some of them are getting stuck in a certain percentage (e.g. uTorrent.exe stops at 83%). I don't have a firewall, I'm pretty sure ...
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Adobe Reader download timeout (FTP & HTTP)

The following downloads are timing out on 3 different machines on our network: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/10.1.0/en_US/AdbeRdr1010_en_US.msi ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/...
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How to turn down the timeout between prefix key and command key in tmux?

My ~/.tmux.conf: set -g prefix C-a unbind C-b bind C-a send-prefix bind-key o split-window -v bind-key e split-window -h bind-key w kill-pane (to make the command keys same as GNOME Teminator) ...
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Preventing session timeout via ssh/bash/screen/etc?

On this particular server, it seems that it's configured somehow to close a session if there is no activity after a few minutes. I'm looking for a good way to prevent it from timing out via my setup ...
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Getting SMTP timeout on one computer

One of the computers in the office is getting an SMTP connection timeout when trying to send e-mails. All the others seem to work ok. What could be the problem. Using Outlook 2007 on Windows 7 Prof.
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Google blocked in Firefox version 3, other pages fine, works in other browsers

After some time of using Firefox (v.3x) I can no longer access google.com. The page to google.com never loads either from address bar or quick search. If I restart Firefox it works again for a while, ...
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How can I change the connection timeout setting in Firefox?

When I load a page which can't be connected for some reasons, before Firefox shows the error "The connection has timed out", I will wait for about three minutes. I want change the Firefox connection ...
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PuTTY Network Error: Software caused connection abort

I have a strange problem: When I'm using PuTTY with SSH connecting to a Linux server hosted in VMware on my local Windows 7, I often get the error saying "Network error: Software caused ...
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Cant Access a site,either from browser, or desktop client

I face a really weird problem. Nobody in our office, can access Yammer. Either the web application, or from the desktop app. I use Ubuntu 10.04. I tried checking the router and modem for blocked IPs ...
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Troubleshooting timeout and login problem, data transfer logging

I can't use gmail or Google log-in enabled openAuth from my browser in Ubuntu, but the same computer (It is a dual boot) works fine for everything in Windows. I connect through a Dynex router, and a ...
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Timeout problem while surfing on the internet

While surfing with any browser (Internet Explorer 8, FireFox v3.6, FireFox v4, Chrome 11, Safari) some pages get timeout randomly. When I try at safe mode it works normally. What can it be? I thought ...
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Facebook Connect only timeouts on Ubuntu

I recently switched ISPs. One site I visit regularly includes the Facebook Connect JS on it's site - http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1 However, the browser is not downloading the file....
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How can I change the time before the system locks?

When I step away from my Linux computer for a while, the system locks and I have to enter my password to unlock it. How can I change the time before the system locks? I've hunted through all the GUI ...
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How can I get ping timeout below 1 second?

I have a web application that runs through thousands of IP addresses and checks if they're online. Basically, if a server uses more than 250ms to respond, it's considered offline in our case. It would ...
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How to set TCP/IP abort interval or timeout in Windows XP?

Does anyone know how to set the TCP/IP abort interval or timeout in Windows XP? In my machine, when I open http://129.129.129.129 in IE, Firefox, or Google Chrome, it will cost about 20 seconds to ...
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Timeouts when connecting to SQL Server since installing SP1 for Windows 7

I just installed SP1 for windows 7 and I have severe performance degradation when connecting to SQL Server 2005 since then. Establishing connection takes more than 30 seconds while it's instantaneous ...
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Why won't my multifuntion printer scan directly after being unused for a few hours?

After a prolonged period — overnight — I lose the ability to initiate a scan directly from my multifunction printer. I'll initiate a job, and after a while, it will time out and beep. ...
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MediaWiki: increase session timeout

I have a small MediaWiki wiki in a hosted website. It works pretty well, except that I can't find where to configure the session timeout. Right now, my session expires while I'm editing pages. I've ...
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Internet connections keep timing out

I've used Firefox for over 2 years without complaint. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate, 32-bit. Since a few days, certain sites won't load anymore, all giving a time-out. If I wait a few minutes, they ...
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Gmail "signature" and SMTP timeout (--nnnnnnnn--^@)

I notice that recent emails from gmail come with some sort of automated final line of the style --some_hex_code_here--^@ One specific example I just got is this: --0016e642d36cedc73f0490b9738e--^@ ...
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Google Groups unable to resolve host

I am not able to get to Google Groups using my desktop, though my smartphone is able to access the site. This webpage is not available. The webpage at http://groups.google.com/grphp?hl=en might be ...
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How to tell Firefox to skip to the next server (WebSense Problem)

We are using WebSense at work, my problem is that they are blocking several sites (ads.google, tweetmeme.com, etc.), that are used in many of the sites I visit, the problem with is that I cant surf a ...
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Change password timeout on Linux?

If I type in the wrong password at login, then the system forces me to wait for about a second before I can retry. Is there a way to reduce this timeout? Also, is there a global timeout setting for su ...
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how to use time out in mplayer?

I am trying to save audio using mplayer from a live http stream. saving audio is successful. If there is no live stream playing it does not exit automatically. Is there any way to set timeout if ...
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POP server timing out on a slow connection

If a POP server is giving a Time Out error, due to a slow connection, can any options be modified as to take that into account, and (hopefully somehow) collect mail ?
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My SMTP server running on my PC always showing a time out error

I been trying for a while to have a SMTP server running in my computer, but all the software I use do not send any email. Ialways get a Time Out error. I do not have firewall, what can be?
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Some web sites don't come up until I reload the page?

I have a problem with some web sites where the first time I hit the site, the web browser says "connecting" and then it will time out. If I hit the site again, it will load just fine. If I browse ...
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Way to avoid ssh connection timeout & freezing of GNOME Terminal

When I connect via ssh to certain servers, it timeouts and "freezes" the terminal (doesn't accept input, doesn't disconnect, can't Ctrl-C to kill the ssh process or anything). This is in Ubuntu's ...
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How to fix semaphore timeout period has expired

I bough a new hard drive and I'm attempting to copy stuff off the old hard drive to the new one. I tried it using Windows Vista and Windows 7 but no go. Then I tried installing some 3rd party updated ...
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Why is web browsing slow when I use a router, while torrents are fine?

I don't know if this is happening to anyone else. I am fairly sure my router may be dying. When I connect my computer to the cable modem directly, I get great internet service. Large downloads like ...
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Timeout settings for Remote Desktop Sessions to lock

Our office uses a Windows 2003 server to provide access to an accounting application. Recently I was asked to increase the amount of time it takes for the session to lock itself and require the entry ...
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Site will open in browser, but ping times out

I am trying to ping a certain domain (specifically, www.teamindustrialservices.com) but the request times out. Despite this error, the site loads in both Internet Explorer and FireFox without any ...
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File system timeouts on network mounts are insane

A few programs (FF and TB) on my windows laptop keep hanging on me and after some messing around I've figured out that it is when I try and do a "save as" but where the last location I saved to is on ...
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Firefox timeout while waiting for download dialog

What is the key in about:config (given the information I'm looking for is there) to look for if I have a browser timeout issue while waiting for the download dialog box?
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Tversity DNLA services with Xbox 360

I'm hosting a Tversity instance on my Windows 2008 server and sharing some media. My PS3 detects this as a DNLA device and can play back the media just fine. Tversity shows up on my Xbox 360, but ...
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