Java – Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 587; nested exception is: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect

Here is the code of the application. I have been trying to run this using eclipse IDE. I also added all the required java mail jar files namely
dsn.jar,imap.jar,mailapi.jar,pop3.jar,smtp.jar,mail.jar.
But it gives the following error Could not connect to SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com, port: 587.

There's no firewall blocking access because a reply is received on pinging smtp.gmail.com.
I have even tried it this way :

• First sign into the Gmail account in a browser on the device where you are setting up/using your client
• Go here and enable access for "less secure" apps: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
• Then go here: https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and click Continue.
• Then straightaway go back to your client and try again.

javax.mail.MessagingException: Could not connect to SMTP host:
smtp.gmail.com, port: 587;
nested exception is:
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1972)
at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.protocolConnect(SMTPTransport.java:642)
at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:317)
at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:176)
at javax.mail.Service.connect(Service.java:125)
at javax.mail.Transport.send0(Transport.java:194)
at javax.mail.Transport.send(Transport.java:124)
at PlainTextEmailSender.sendPlainTextEmail(PlainTextEmailSender.java:50)
at PlainTextEmailSender.main(PlainTextEmailSender.java:73)
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.connect0(Native Method)
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.createSocket(SocketFetcher.java:319)
at com.sun.mail.util.SocketFetcher.getSocket(SocketFetcher.java:233)
at com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport.openServer(SMTPTransport.java:1938)

    package net.codejava.mail;

    import java.util.Date;
    import java.util.Properties;

    import javax.mail.Authenticator;
    import javax.mail.Message;
    import javax.mail.MessagingException;
    import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
    import javax.mail.Session;
    import javax.mail.Transport;
    import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
    import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
    import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

    public class PlainTextEmailSender {

        public void sendPlainTextEmail(String host, String port,
                final String userName, final String password, String toAddress,
                String subject, String message) throws AddressException,
                MessagingException {

            // sets SMTP server properties
            Properties properties = new Properties();
            properties.put("mail.smtp.host", host);
            properties.put("mail.smtp.port", port);
            properties.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
            properties.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");

            // creates a new session with an authenticator
            Authenticator auth = new Authenticator() {
                public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
                    return new PasswordAuthentication(userName, password);
                }
            };

            Session session = Session.getInstance(properties, auth);

            // creates a new e-mail message
            Message msg = new MimeMessage(session);

            msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress(userName));
            InternetAddress[] toAddresses = { new InternetAddress(toAddress) };
            msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, toAddresses);
            msg.setSubject(subject);
            msg.setSentDate(new Date());
            // set plain text message
            msg.setText(message);

            // sends the e-mail
            Transport.send(msg);

        }

        /**
         * Test the send e-mail method
         *
         */
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            // SMTP server information
            String host = "smtp.gmail.com";
            String port = "587";
            String mailFrom = "user_name";
            String password = "password";

            // outgoing message information
            String mailTo = "email_address";
            String subject = "Hello my friend";
            String message = "Hi guy, Hope you are doing well. Duke.";

            PlainTextEmailSender mailer = new PlainTextEmailSender();

            try {
                mailer.sendPlainTextEmail(host, port, mailFrom, password, mailTo,
                        subject, message);
                System.out.println("Email sent.");
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                System.out.println("Failed to sent email.");
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }