re: how to increase network timeout for internet use
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Maureen Clow
(39 messages posted)
It may not be firefox. But the sites themselves. I have had this problem myself with
just one window open with a site. That was with I.E. I think because you have so
many windows open of course they will time out.
On Monday, March 23, 2009 at 7:45 pm, C K wrote:
>As I indicated before, there isn't a network timeout in the opearting system like
>what you are looking for. That is in the browser, since the browser is connecting
>to the web and requesting the web pages. Not sure what the Firefox users were referring
>to as far as the operating system. They obviously are grasping at straws if they
>can't tell you for sure the steps to take and where to go to find what they are
indicating.
> I've been all through network setup and have never seen a network timeout setting
>in the operating system that controls the browser.. Only in the browser settings.
>
>Even FF has it's limits and you are going well beyond what I have been able to do
>with it and still have a stable browser interface. And in addition, it's well know
>that MS isn't exactly friendly with the competition with compatibility etc.. So
>I think the best answers are going to come from an FF forum or from FF support.
>If they don't have an answer, we certianly won't have one here either unless someone
>has had the exact issue.
>
>I did some research on your query and there was nothing, including in my XP bible
>(and registry dictionary) about the system having a network timeout function. It
>was only applicable with the system acquiring an address through DHCP, (and some
>other functions) which has nothing to do with the brower or waiting on a website
>to respond. Sorry..
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