Modern Internet browsers and systems for connecting to the World Wide Web, although they are high-tech developments, nevertheless, very often when you visit any web resources, as well as when working on the local network, an error message ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT may be displayed. What to do in this case? Let's try to briefly consider the methodology for eliminating such a problem.
What is the error ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT?
First, consider what it is all about. If we approach the translation of this term from English literally, then, roughly speaking, this can be interpreted as an interruption of the connection due to the expiration of the waiting time. Expectations of what, you ask?
The fact is that when you enter a page on the Internet or when accessing a local computer terminal connected to, say, a home or corporate network, a request is sent to the server. Upon receipt of a response, either a web page is loaded or access is made to a remote computer. The nature of access of this type is such that it sets a certain period of time allotted to receive a response to the request. If this time is exceeded, the system informs the user that the connection is interrupted and displays the ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT notification. What to do and how to get rid of such a situation, we will now figure it out, simultaneously examining the main causes of its occurrence.
Why is there an error message?
First of all, you need to clearly distinguish between types of errors. There are two interpretations of messages. The first position described above is, as it were, general (standard), however, there is one more point related to the appearance of the error net :: ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT. Here we can also say that the error is due to a violation of the network connection. Moreover, this applies equally to local networks and Internet connections.
Often the reasons for the appearance of such errors can be an unstable communication, since constant interruptions do not make it possible to receive a response data packet in full.
Very common is the situation with online games using multiplayer mode. It is clear, after all, that with a sufficiently high popularity of the game and a huge number of players currently connected to the game server, the latter may simply not withstand such a number of simultaneous requests. This is somewhat reminiscent of well-known situations with DDoS attacks, when a server malfunction is provoked by too many simultaneous calls.
Sometimes the appearance of such an error may be due to the functioning of antivirus software or the built-in firewall (firewall) of Windows Firewall. Such security features may erroneously identify website data as potentially unwanted or dangerous content, although in fact it is not.
In some cases, the error may be due to incorrect proxy server settings in the system or attempts to anonymously access the Network through online proxy servers in order to hide their true IP address. For all these situations, there is a solution. Let's consider each of them.
Error ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT: what to do?
If an error occurs when you try to access an Internet site, the easiest way to get rid of this is to re-enter after some period of time.
By the way, quite often such errors appear in the Google Chrome browser. In general, it is better to reboot the computer system along with all installed routers such as ADSL modems or Wi-Fi routers. Note that after disconnecting, it is advisable to wait at least 10 seconds to reset the routers.
In the case of games or blocking the content by Windows security systems or antiviruses, you must make a list of exceptions (allowed sites) for the game resource or the site with which you are supposed to work.
As for proxies, as a rule, they are not used in the main settings. In this case, in network connections, using the network settings, you need to uncheck the box “Use proxy server”. If a similar situation occurs with the connection in local networks, you can use the option "Do not use proxy server for local addresses". If the proxy is still used, you need to contact the provider and get the correct personal settings.
Modify Hosts File
But there are situations when, even when using the above methods, a message still appears that an ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT error has occurred. What to do in this situation? Use editing the system file Hosts.
In order not to rummage through the file managers in his search, you just need to write the line notepad% windir% \ system32 \ drivers \ etc \ hosts in the Run menu. After opening the file, you can see that somewhere below there is an entry “:: 1 localhost”. In the standard version, it should be the last. If there is anything else after this line, all you need to do is simply delete and save the changes on exit. Now it remains only to restart the computer terminal, and the problem will disappear. Please note: in some cases, if the problem is related to the LAN, you may need to restart the server itself through which the connection is made.
Total
That's all, in fact, with regard to connection problems and situations when an ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT error occurs. As you can see, there is nothing wrong with that, and the ways to correct such seemingly unpleasant situations are quite simple. Just sometimes you need to pay attention to each specific case, find out the root cause and apply a particular solution.