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+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const net = require('net');
+
+const autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout = common.platformTimeout(-10);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  net.connect({
+    port: 8080,
+    autoSelectFamily: true,
+    autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout,
+  });
+}, { code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE' });