create_participant() waits indefinitely by default. Can you set a timeout?

[githubposter12]

Hi all,

I'm testing FastDDS on Windows.
I've noticed create_participant() or create_participant_with_profile() will sometimes never return (eg: if my firewall is enabled).
I'd like to set a timeout so create_participant eventually returns with failure instead of freezing the application forever.
I see no example code for how to do this.
can the timeout be set through the DomainParticipantFactory api and/or XML profile?

Thanks.

[githubposter12]

i found a work-around. disabling the builtin transports and manually adding them in code or via xml fixed the problem.