--- loncom/LondConnection.pm	2009/10/29 03:23:52	1.47
+++ loncom/LondConnection.pm	2010/07/06 07:48:38	1.48
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #   This module defines and implements a class that represents
 #   a connection to a lond daemon.
 #
-# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.47 2009/10/29 03:23:52 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: LondConnection.pm,v 1.48 2010/07/06 07:48:38 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ sub new {
                      TimeoutCallback    => undef,
                      TransitionCallback => undef,
                      Timeoutable        => 0,
-                     TimeoutValue       => 30,
+                     TimeoutValue       => 300,
                      TimeoutRemaining   => 0,
 		     LocalKeyFile       => "",
                      CipherKey          => "",
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ sub Writable {
 	($errno == POSIX::EAGAIN)         ||
 	($errno == POSIX::EINTR)          ||
 	($errno ==  0)) {
+    $self->{TimeoutRemaining} = $self->{TimeoutValue};
 	substr($self->{TransactionRequest}, 0, $nwritten) = ""; # rmv written part
       if(length $self->{TransactionRequest} == 0) {
          $self->{InformWritable} = 0;