ASA Database Administration Guide
  Connection and Communication Parameters
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Timeout communication parameter [TO]

Usage 

TCP/IP, SPX (Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000/XP, NetWare), HTTP, HTTPS

Values 

Integer, in seconds

Default 

5

Description 

Timeout specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response when establishing communications. It also specifies the length of time to wait for a response when disconnecting. You may wish to try longer times if you are having trouble establishing TCP/IP or SPX communications.

In HTTP or HTTPS applications, this parameter specifies the maximum idle time permitted when receiving a request. If this limit is reached, the connection is closed and a 408 REQUEST TIMEOUT returned to the client. The value 0 disables idle timeout, but should be used with extreme caution. Without this limit, a rogue client could consume the server's resources and prevent other clients from connecting.

Example 

• The following data source fragment starts a TCP/IP communications link only, with a timeout period of twenty seconds.

  ...
  CommLinks=tcpip(TO=20)
  ...