Java tutorial
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); } }