httpclient: Setting a Timeout

[Snyke]

Hi,

I'm writing an application that needs to check the reachability of some
hosts. I decided httpclient would be the nicest thing to use in my
case. My Problem now is that no matter if I set a timeout using the
following code:

client.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", new
Integer(1000));

the application hangs and really much time is lost waiting for the code
above to terminate. Is there a safe and secure way to ensure that the
whole connection Progress including domain name resolving, connection,
request sending and response receiving does not take longer than a
certain amount of time? In most cases the application just hangs trying
to connect to a certain host.

Could you help me?

Greets, Snyke

 

[John C. Bollinger]

I'm writing an application that needs to check the reachability of some
hosts. I decided httpclient would be the nicest thing to use in my
case. My Problem now is that no matter if I set a timeout using the
following code:

client.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", new
Integer(1000));

the application hangs and really much time is lost waiting for the code
above to terminate. Is there a safe and secure way to ensure that the
whole connection Progress including domain name resolving, connection,
request sending and response receiving does not take longer than a
certain amount of time? In most cases the application just hangs trying
to connect to a certain host.

See my response to "Brent" in thread "Jakarta's Latest HttpClient". If
you are the same as he then stop posting the same question multiple
times. If you and he are working on this project together, then please
coordinate your advice-seeking. In any other case, it may please you to
know that your competition is stuck at the same place you are.