UdpClient ...can I make it time out?

[Static]

Sometimes when I try to connect ...it takes a long time...

(seems like its slow in general)


is there a way to make it time out?
Heres the code im using...

Private Sub FindPlayer(ByVal IP As String, ByVal Port As Integer, ByVal Player As String)
        Dim WS As New UdpClient
        Try
            'Dim Send As String
            WS.Connect(IP, Port)
            Dim Status As [Byte]() = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\players\")
            WS.Send(Status, Status.Length)
 
            Dim RemoteIpEndPoint As New IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 0)
            Dim receiveBytes As [Byte]() = WS.Receive(RemoteIpEndPoint)
            Dim returnData As String = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(receiveBytes)
            TextBox4.Text = returnData.ToString()
            If InStr(returnData.ToString, Player) <> 0 Then
                MsgBox("yes")
            Else
                MsgBox("No")
            End If
            WS.Close()
        Catch Ex As Exception
            MsgBox(Ex.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub

Thanks

[Static]

anyone???

[DNA7433]

im gonna have to do some winsock soon, i looked at it before and it all confused me. anyways i think i saw on system.net.sockets.socket that they have a .BeginConnect method that works asynchronously and then you provide a callback function that would in turn call .EndConnect

[Static]

hmmm...thanks