In fact I have found a simple solution to this problem. Try setting -Dsun.net.client.defaultConnectTimeout=10000 -Dsun.net.client.defaultReadTimeout=10000 properties of the JVM (both values are in milliseconds). It works for me. And I'm still using | ((BindingProvider)port).getRequestContext().put(StubExt.PROPERTY_CLIENT_TIMEOUT, new Integer(500)); as well, because sometimes it is necessery (I think when I can connect to remote side but I don't get any answer for a long time). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4165984#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...