# Toad for SQL Server connection timeout Expired

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**Category:** Toad for SQL Server\
**Created:** [August 19, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-sql-server-connection-timeout-expired/30721 "2014-08-19T02:34:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![garfields](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@garfields](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/garfields)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-sql-server-connection-timeout-expired/30721/1 "2014-08-19T02:34:53Z")

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I installed TOAD 6.1 in Windows 7 but I tried to browse database, it show error “Connection Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed while attempting to consume the pre-login handshake acknowledgement. This could be because the pre-login handshake failed or the server was unable to respond back in time. The duration spent while attempting to connect to this server - [Pre-Login] initialization=3; handshake=14995;”

I tried to connect to SQL Server 2000 SP4, Windows2000. but I can browse database via Windows XP completed.

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**Author:** ![Kelly.Chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dfb087/32.png) [@Kelly.Chen](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Kelly.Chen)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-sql-server-connection-timeout-expired/30721/2 "2014-08-20T19:55:51Z")

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Hi,

We use the environments like you provided, but we can't reproduce this issue. I may cause by your network. Would you like try reconnect your connection or set longer connection timeout in Parameter?

We can set this Parameter in here:

 ![Timeout.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/4/4a66d555b14488189fd9239a72ca8d8f112e1db6.jpeg)

Best Regards,

Kelly