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Is there a way to extend the time out on Firefox when you have a slower internet connection?

pmarriner
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I do not have a very fast internet connection and alot of time, I get time out error when trying to access various websites. Is there a way to go in and change the "time out" so I won't get that message so quickly, and perhaps will eventually get to the website I am trying to access?

Thanks.

Pam

I do not have a very fast internet connection and alot of time, I get time out error when trying to access various websites. Is there a way to go in and change the "time out" so I won't get that message so quickly, and perhaps will eventually get to the website I am trying to access? Thanks. Pam

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the-edmeister
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Sorry, there is no setting for that in Firefox. That can be changed in Windows through the Registry.

Here's an article about ho to do that in WinXP - you'll have to see if it is the same in Win7, or find a similar article that pertains to Win7.
http://drewthaler.blogspot.com/2005/09/changing-dns-query-timeout-in-windows.html

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DNSQueryTimeouts Multi String: "1 2 2 4 8 0" -> "4 8 8 16 32 0"