configure wcf timeout in app.config file

Question

I would like to increase my connection timeout . I am hosting my WCF service in windows service. this is my App.config file:

`

<services>
  <service name="Service.WebexClient"  behaviorConfiguration="MyServiceTypeBehaviors" >
    <host>
      <baseAddresses>
        <add baseAddress="http://localhost:8413/MyWebexService"/>
      </baseAddresses>
    </host>
  </service>

</services>
<behaviors>
  <serviceBehaviors>
    <behavior name="MyServiceTypeBehaviors" >
      <serviceMetadata httpGetEnabled="true" />
    </behavior>
  </serviceBehaviors>
</behaviors>

` I would like to increase the time out, where do it put this configuration in the app.config file?

It sounds like you want to implement this on the server side (if I'm reading it wrong please correct me). How would a client application be able to know the connection timeout set on the server if they aren't able to connect in the first place? — M.Babcock, Feb 05 '12 at 02:05
I can only find a reference to a transaction timeout not a connection timeout in Programming WCF Services. — Mark Hall, Feb 05 '12 at 02:13
also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/229760/timeouts-wcf-services — Igby Largeman, Feb 05 '12 at 04:51

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '12 at 11:06

You should use a custom binding, for example in wsHttpBinding:

<bindings>
  <wsHttpBinding>
    <binding name="wsHttpBindingConfig"
         closeTimeout="00:00:30">
    </binding>
  </wsHttpBinding>
</bindings>

Than use it in the endpoint

<endpoint binding="wsHttpBinding"
          bindingConfiguration="wsHttpBindingConfig"
          contract="..."
          name="...">
</endpoint>

configure wcf timeout in app.config file

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