Sorry, correction. I actually have my timeout set to 300,000 ms (5 minutes). Is that too much?
On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 at 11:54, Nigel Cowlin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Both, > Richard, I think your suggestions about the service providers restricting > access might be what I'm experiencing, because this only seems to affect my > primary PC. When I try on another PC there's no issue and all layers load > first time without a hitch! I've also tried adjusting my timeout for > network requests to 30 seconds (30000ms), but that doesn't help. Might be > a problem I have to put up with, but it's really frustrating. I wonder if > there is a way of refreshing my IP whenever it gets too difficult to load > these layers!!? > Nigel > > On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 at 11:22, Nigel Berjak - General <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Richard >> >> Different Nigel here, but thanks for your responses and yes, it would be >> nice to be able to set a limit to the attempts and number of requests, >> as per your OPT OUT suggestion. >> >> --- >> Regards, >> >> Nigel Berjak >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. >> >> On 2025-10-17 12:19, Richard Duivenvoorde via QGIS-User wrote: >> > Hi Nigel, >> > >> > If your project contains a lot of online layers, there may be a chance >> > that some of them 'time out'. >> > I know of service providers that do not allow more then one or a few >> > simultaneous connections from one client or IP address to their >> > services (while QGIS is firing a whole set of them just to retrieve all >> > layers in the project). >> > >> > I'm also aware that service providers do 'throttling' of services: if >> > you do more the x requests met minute, you get a sort of handicap to >> > not request so much. >> > >> > If I were you I would try to set the Options/Network/Timeout for >> > network requests (ms) to something higher then the default 10s (10000 >> > ms!). Try to set it to a very high value and see if that helps. >> > >> > If not, then QGIS could maybe try to not fire so many requests at a >> > time upon opening. >> > Eg only the visible layers first (and the invisible ones after loading >> > the project). >> > If so, it would be best if you create an issue and provide a (big) >> > example project file with (preferably open) services and all your >> > network settings. But please first try to play with the 'network >> > timeout'... >> > >> > Another tip: F12 can show you all network requests that QGIS if firing. >> > IF a layer is failing to load, but the corresponding url's of the layer >> > to the service load in for example a browser, then you can at least >> > tell that it is not the service that is an issue... >> > >> > Earlier I also have said that I would want to have an option to opt OUT >> > of the requesting the 9 canvases around current mapcanvas. This is >> > often a unnecessary number of requests, just making providing a web >> > service harder... >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Richard Duivenvoorde >> > >> > On 17-10-2025 11:39, Nigel Cowlin via QGIS-User wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Not sure if this is the correct place for this kind of query - sorry >> >> if it is not! >> >> >> >> I'm using QGIS 3.34.7-Prizren and have a multi-layered project I >> >> regularly use. It includes locally saved layers of various types and >> >> quite a few web provided layers such as ArcGIS REST, WFS, WMS, WCS, >> >> etc. On reopening the project several of these web provided layers >> >> show on the 'Handle Unavailable Layers' pop up and are unavailable in >> >> the project. It is random which ones each time. Sometimes they are >> >> stubbornly difficult to restore (reconnect/repair data source). There >> >> is nothing wrong with the source of these layers. Do you know why this >> >> is and can you suggest a solution? >> >> Thank you. >> >> Nigel >> >> >> >> Nigel Cowlin BA(Hons) DipLA CMLI >> >> Director >> >> >> >> *NIGEL*COWLIN LTD >> >> Landscape Assessment & Design >> >> 07747 606533 >> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> www.nigelcowlin.co.uk <http://www.nigelcowlin.co.uk> >> >> Maltwood, 6 Lamarsh Hill, Bures, CO8 5EH >> >> >> >> A Landscape Institute Registered Practice. >> >> Nigel Cowlin Limited - Registered Company in England & Wales No: >> >> 07628668. Registered Office: Maltwood, 6 Lamarsh Hill, Bures St Mary, >> >> CO8 5EH >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> QGIS-User mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > QGIS-User mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> >>
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