useragent timeout

[Marco Kleefman]

Hello,

I am using LWP::UserAgent. With the method $ua->timeout('180'), I define the
timeout-value for the useragent. This works, but only when the machine to
which the request is sent, is available. When the machine is not available,
I receive a timeout after approximately 13 mins! Is there a way to influence
this value of 13 mins? If not, what should I do? Ping to test if machine is
available?

Thanx in advance,

Marco Kleefman