timeout-fails.js

// This example attempts to time out before the connection is established

var net = require('net');

var start = Date.now();

var stream = net.createConnection(9999, 'google.com');

stream.setTimeout(1000);

stream.on('timeout', function() {
  console.error('timeout:', Date.now() - start);
  stream.end();
});

stream.on('connect', function() {
  console.log('connect:', Date.now() - start);
  stream.end();
});

timeout-works.js

// This example attempts to time out after the connection is established

var net = require('net');

var start = Date.now();

var stream = net.createConnection(80, 'google.com');

stream.on('timeout', function() {
  console.error('timeout:', Date.now() - start);
  stream.end();
});

stream.on('connect', function() {
  console.log('connect:', Date.now() - start);
  stream.setTimeout(1000);
});