# How to fix this j.n.ConnectException Handshake timed out **URL:** \ **Category:** Gatling (Open-Source)\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461 "2018-08-22T12:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kalyan\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e79b87/32.png) [@Kalyan\_kumar](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kalyan_kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/1 "2018-08-22T12:40:13Z")
i am new to gatling tool , How to fix the above problem: i thought which can be either server side or gatling Application side but how i conclude this is a Gatling Application side if am running gatling with more than 40 users load with different sites but the result is same I tried with Flipkart I tried with our own site but both giving same result Handshake timedout How to fix it, what configuration has to be changed ![Flipkart.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/gatling2/original/1X/74b8042dcee517f714d09958923dd23701fc60dd.png) ---
**Author:** ![Flavio\_da\_Silveira\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@Flavio\_da\_Silveira\_P](https://community.gatling.io/u/Flavio_da_Silveira_P)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/2 "2018-08-22T12:47:47Z")
have you tried to use a small number of users? ---
**Author:** ![Kalyan\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e79b87/32.png) [@Kalyan\_kumar](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kalyan_kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/3 "2018-08-22T14:55:42Z")
Yes less number of users it will work, but I have to put load. Up to 20 users it working fine after that I am getting that time out ---
**Author:** ![Flavio\_da\_Silveira\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@Flavio\_da\_Silveira\_P](https://community.gatling.io/u/Flavio_da_Silveira_P)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/4 "2018-08-22T15:00:55Z")
Maybe the problem is with your network. ---
**Author:** ![Kalyan\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e79b87/32.png) [@Kalyan\_kumar](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kalyan_kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/5 "2018-08-22T15:05:55Z")
On I will check it ---
**Author:** ![Kalyan\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e79b87/32.png) [@Kalyan\_kumar](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kalyan_kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/6 "2018-08-22T15:07:08Z")
Ok I will try with other network ---
**Author:** ![Flavio\_da\_Silveira\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@Flavio\_da\_Silveira\_P](https://community.gatling.io/u/Flavio_da_Silveira_P)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/7 "2018-08-22T16:05:41Z")
I recommend you to increase the number of users slowly to meet the saturation point of the network. Injects a given number of users with a linear ramp over a given duration rampUsers(x) over (y seconds) ---
**Author:** ![Kalyan\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e79b87/32.png) [@Kalyan\_kumar](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kalyan_kumar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/how-to-fix-this-j-n-connectexception-handshake-timed-out/4461/8 "2018-08-22T18:46:19Z")
I will try it . Thank you