What is a connection timeout? And how do I stop it?

Hi all,
I've recently bought a mac and I don't know what happening but now and then when I try and connect to the net it immediately pops up with "connection timeout" I have no idea why this is happening. I made a few changes to my mac (for example I put on a screen saver and password) and now my internet isn't connecting. It works when I use my iphone as a hotspot but I'm not paying for home connection so that I can use my phone as a modem.
I searched a few forums and this seems to be a massive problem with mac users. What is this all about about? What causes it and more importantly what stops it?
Thanks,
Jay

You're not in the right room to discuss this kind of issue. Anyhow, this message is simply telling you that your internet connection isn't working correctly or isn't configured correctly. Nothing more, nothing less. I would call your ISP's customer service to get it working again.

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