Create a socket with a timeout : Socket Client « Network « Java Tutorial

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2. Network
3. Socket Client

import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.SocketAddress;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getByName("java.sun.com");
    int port = 80;
    SocketAddress sockaddr = new InetSocketAddress(addr, port);

    Socket sock = new Socket();

    int timeoutMs = 2000; // 2 seconds
    sock.connect(sockaddr, timeoutMs);
  }
}