Index: class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
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--- class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php	(Revision 11741)
+++ class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 		else
 			$this->options['hostname'] = $opt['hostname'];
 
+		if ( isset($opt['connect_timeout']) && ! empty($opt['connect_timeout']) && 0 < intval($opt['connect_timeout']))
+			$this->timeout = $opt['connect_timeout'];
+
 		if ( isset($opt['base']) && ! empty($opt['base']) )
 			$this->wp_base = $opt['base'];