Timeout of the operation: the causes of the error and the methods for correcting it

Quite often, many PC users who are somehow connected to the Internet, as well as gamers connecting to gaming portals, observe the occurrence of connection errors with the server. Now we will consider the question of what the time-out of the operation means. Moreover, several basic ways of solving this problem will be proposed.

Time-out of the operation - what is it?

So, an error appears on the monitor screen informing the user that the connection has been interrupted, or rather, the connection timeout expired.

In principle, the timeout can be treated as a certain time interval during which the system waits for the server to respond to its own sent request. On Windows systems, this parameter is set by default, and its value is registered in the system registry grid of the settings of the current computer terminal in the SYSTEM sub-section, where subfolders contain the subfolder Parameters, where the time is specified in seconds. As a rule, it is not recommended to change it.

Causes of error

Causes, when there is a time-out operation, can be quite a lot. Select the most common situations. First of all, the main factor is an unstable connection to the Internet, when there is a constant interruption of communication, and the system can not receive a single server response, to which the connection is currently being made.

In some cases, the operation timeout may work when the anti-virus programs are enabled or if the Windows Firewall settings are incorrect. As you know, a firewall with default settings can block a lot of web resources, considering them dangerous or containing potentially unwanted data. This is very common when connecting to the servers of multiplayer online games.

In addition, the operation timeout completes the connection timeout when using or incorrectly configuring the proxy server. In this case we are talking about the proxy settings in the system, and about using anonymous proxy servers when the user for some reason wants to remain unrecognized on the World Wide Web , or, more simply, hide the true IP address of his computer terminal. Let's take a look at several basic methods of fixing the situation without interfering with the system registry to set a higher value for the waiting period.

Time-out for the operation: what to do? The easiest way to remedy the situation

It is believed that the most simple way to get rid of error 118 is to close the non-responding page normally and to open it again after ten minutes. Sometimes it may be necessary to close and restart the Internet browser itself (often such situations are for some reason observed in Google Chrome and other browsers based on it).

If this option does not help, and the message "Error: Timeout operation ..." is issued again, you can apply a normal reboot of your computer or laptop (or, better, all routers such as routers or ADSL modems).

A solution to the problem associated with entering, say, a game site in the list of permissions (exceptions) of the antivirus and the firewall, can be effective enough, especially since in both cases it is not so difficult to do it in settings.

Changing proxy settings

The situation with the proxy settings in the system is somewhat more complicated. Consider an example of standard Internet Explorer. In the browser, you need to use the "Internet Options" section and the "Connections" tab.

From the bottom there is a button "Network setup", after clicking on which you will enter the configuration window of the local network settings. Here, simply uncheck the checkbox from the "Use proxy server" line and save the changes (sometimes you can disable the proxy for local addresses).

But if the connection is made using a proxy, it is better to contact the provider to set the correct settings.

Correcting the Hosts system file

Now let's move on to a more complex method of error correction, when the timeout of an operation can trigger.

First, in the file and folder display menu (in the standard "Explorer" this is the "Tools" menu with the "Folder Options" line), on the view tab, you must specify the hidden folders and files to be displayed.

After the above operation, you need to open the "Run" menu and type in the command "notepad% windir% \ system32 \ drivers \ etc \ hosts" (naturally, without quotes), which will open the Hosts file in Notepad. Please note: there is a line ":: 1 localhost" below. In theory, it should be the last, so that everything that is below it, you need to delete, then save the file with the original name and location. Now it only remains to reboot the computer terminal. Then, as a rule, the error disappears.

Conclusion

Here, in fact, and all about the triggered timeout. Of course, you can also use the editing of the system registry with the setting of a longer waiting time for the server response, but only guarantees that all other resources will be loaded without problems, no one can give. In addition, as is already clear, the pages themselves, if they will be loaded, are much longer. And this is not necessary for any user.