Brook, Here's a blog post that should help.
http://www.coldfusionmuse.com/index.cfm/2011/11/3/host.files.are.fun -----Original Message----- From: Torrent Girl [mailto:moniqueb...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 9:22 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Timeouts connecting to database from my local installation >Make sure it's not resolution issues... sometimes inconsistent DNS or the >use of VPN's can cause issues with connecting. Use a hosts entry or an IP >address to eliminate DNS as an issue. > >I have constant timeouts when trying to connect my local CF installation and >the DEV database. > >Is there anything I can do in the code and/or admin to maximize my >connection? I am sorry Mark. How do I do this? Use a hosts entry or an IP address to eliminate DNS as an issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:356419 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm