Firefox Timeout Settings
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I’m running some OBIEE reports in Firefox that by nature do take a long time to run. One of my local Tech Support folks suggested increasing the Firefox Timeout setting (he showed me how to do this once, but I didn’t write it down). Can you provide written instructions (or annotated screen pictures), please?
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Alright. There are two ways to do this. You can extend your timeout, or you can totally disable timeout. Depending on the way you use firefox, either may be helpful. If you want to extend your timeout, type about:config in your search bar on the top. From there it will take you to a list of preferences. There is a search bar. Type “Timeout” into it. The top two are disable timeout and the “count timeout”. If you want to disable timeout, simply double click the “enabletimeout” on the top. This will change the value to false. If you would like to change the value of how long it takes to timeout, double click the “CountTimeout” and enter in your new value. If this doesn’t make sense, see the screenshots.
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-Jon
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I’m running some OBIEE reports in Firefox that by nature do take a long time to run. One of my local Tech Support folks suggested increasing the Firefox Timeout setting (he showed me how to do this once, but I didn’t write it down). Can you provide written instructions (or annotated screen pictures), please?
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Alright. There are two ways to do this. You can extend your timeout, or you can totally disable timeout. Depending on the way you use firefox, either may be helpful. If you want to extend your timeout, type about:config in your search bar on the top. From there it will take you to a list of preferences. There is a search bar. Type “Timeout” into it. The top two are disable timeout and the “count timeout”. If you want to disable timeout, simply double click the “enabletimeout” on the top. This will change the value to false. If you would like to change the value of how long it takes to timeout, double click the “CountTimeout” and enter in your new value. If this doesn’t make sense, see the screenshots.
Have a great day!!
-Jon
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Fix the Browser Time-Out Problem – KidsGardening.org!
From the KidsGardening Tech Support Dept.
We have received a few emails from applicants experiencing trouble submitting their application and receiving the message that their “session has expired. ” We believe this problem is related to the “time-out setting” on your browser. Most web browsers seem have a “time-out” or “keep-alive” parameter of a few minutes. This means that if there is no network traffic between your device and the web page on the server, the browser will automatically break the connection.
The easiest way to solve this problem, is to answer all of the questions in a word document first and then cut and paste your answers into the online form quickly so that you do not experience any lag time.
If the cut-and paste solution that we suggest doesn’t work for you, you can try a more involved solution by actually modifying your browser time-out. Here are instructions for three of the main browsers:
For the Internet Explorer Web Browser:
Here is a fix to change the IE timeout to 5 minutes.
For the FireFox Web Browser:
In FireFox
Type about:config in the address bar.
You’ll see a list of preferences; in the search bar type to find the timeout parameter
Double click on the Value, and change it to 600 in the dialog box. Click OK.
Firefox: About Config dialog – Click to see full size.
For the Google Chrome Web Browser:
The “Staying Alive” extension is available for Google Chrome.
Google Chrome Extension Staying Alive Click to view full-screen
One other thing to try – just switch browsers. FireFox and Chrome seem to be most reliable.
Finally, we haven’t found solutions for Safari (yes, on the Mac), or Microsoft Edge (for Windows 10). Still having problems? Give us a shout at [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions about firefox timeout settings
How do I stop Firefox from timing out?
If you want to disable timeout, simply double click the “enabletimeout” on the top. This will change the value to false. If you would like to change the value of how long it takes to timeout, double click the “CountTimeout” and enter in your new value.Jan 20, 2015
How do I change the default keep alive timeout value in Firefox?
For the FireFox Web Browser:Type about:config in the address bar.You’ll see a list of preferences; in the search bar type network.http.response to find the timeout parameter.Double click on the Value, and change it to 600 in the dialog box. Click OK.
How do I change the value of a timeout?
System timeouts are set within the Settings application.Select the Settings button on the Home screen.The Settings screen displays. … Select Timeouts.Select the appropriate timeout from the list and then select the Open timeout button.Select and drag the control button along the slide bar to adjust the timeout.More items…
