You can either create a timer to do this or what I like to do is give the socket.connected a timeframe and base my connection of that. You'd obviously need to modify the time per your conditions, but this example has worked for me in the past.
Socket socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
// Connect using a timeout (5 seconds)
IAsyncResult result = socket.BeginConnect( iP, iPort, null, null );
bool success = result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne( 5000, true );
if ( socket.Connected )
{
socket.EndConnect( result );
}
else
{
//Be sure to close socket
socket.Close();
throw new ApplicationException("Failed to connect the server. Try again.");
}
I saw another example someone else did with timer, but I have not personally used this, so whichever you are more comfortable with. start a timer (timer_connection), if time is up, check whether socket connection is connected (if(m_clientSocket.Connected)), if not, pop up timeout error
private void connect(string ipAdd,string port)
{
try
{
SocketAsyncEventArgs e=new SocketAsyncEventArgs();
m_clientSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
IPAddress ip = IPAddress.Parse(serverIp);
int iPortNo = System.Convert.ToInt16(serverPort);
IPEndPoint ipEnd = new IPEndPoint(ip, iPortNo);
//m_clientSocket.
e.RemoteEndPoint = ipEnd;
e.UserToken = m_clientSocket;
e.Completed+=new EventHandler<SocketAsyncEventArgs>(e_Completed);
m_clientSocket.ConnectAsync(e);
if (timer_connection != null)
{
timer_connection.Dispose();
}
else
{
timer_connection = new Timer();
}
timer_connection.Interval = 2000;
timer_connection.Tick+=new EventHandler(timer_connection_Tick);
timer_connection.Start();
}
catch (SocketException se)
{
lb_connectStatus.Text = "Connection Failed";
MessageBox.Show(se.Message);
}
}
private void e_Completed(object sender,SocketAsyncEventArgs e)
{
lb_connectStatus.Text = "Connection Established";
WaitForServerData();
}
private void timer_connection_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!m_clientSocket.Connected)
{
MessageBox.Show("Connection Timeout");
//m_clientSocket = null;
timer_connection.Stop();
}
}