CDnsClient::SetTimeout Method  
 
INT SetTimeout(
  INT nTimeout  
);

The SetTimeout method sets the number of seconds that the client will wait for a response from a nameserver. The timeout value is used each time a server in the client's nameserver table is queried. When used in conjunction with the SetRetryCount method, it determines the total amount of time the client will spend attempting to resolve a query.

Parameters

nTimeout
The number of seconds until the client times out waiting for a response from a nameserver.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is zero. If the method fails, the return value is DNS_ERROR. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The timeout value determines the amount of time the client will wait for a response from each query, the effective amount of time the client will wait increases with each nameserver and the total number of retries specified. For example, with two nameservers registered with the client, with a default of 4 retries per nameserver and a timeout value of 10 seconds, would cause the client to wait a total of 80 seconds until it returns an error indicating that it was unable to resolve the query.

Requirements

Minimum Desktop Platform: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Minimum Server Platform: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Header File: cstools11.h
Import Library: csdnsv11.lib

See Also

GetRetryCount, GetTimeout, SetRetryCount