SQL Server Command Timeouts Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding?

I'd look at that query's execution plan and try to speed it up. 30 seconds or more is a very long time for a sql query in a web application. You say.

The connection string only allows you to specify the connection timeout. I don't know any other way to set application wide ADO.NET settings.

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