I started receiving that error as of today...
"Search failed (5)
A connection attempt failed because the connected party
did not properly respond after a period of time, or"
Solutions?
Search Failed
Re: Search Failed
Hi, I've just been receiving the same notice for +/- 45 minutes. I thought it had to do with my new Comodo Firewall install, but the request is allowed:
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edit: It works again! Thanks for the quick fix alex
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edit: It works again! Thanks for the quick fix alex

Re: Search Failed
Probably there was routing problem with few users, it appears the search service connectivity was ok at the time of the posts.