gistfile1.js

var http = require('http');

// Unresponsive server

http.createServer(function(req, res) {
  // don't respond
}).listen(5933);

// Client that times out

var client = http.createClient(5933, '127.0.0.1');

client.on('error', function(e) { console.log("ERROR"); });
client.on('timeout', function(e) { console.log("TIMEOUT"); });
client.setTimeout(1000);

var preq = client.request("GET", "/", {});
preq.on('response', function(pres) { console.log("RESPONSE"); });
preq.end();