timer tick event e tcpclient.connect, how to ?

To resolve the problem of looong timeout of tcpclient (CF 2, WinMobile 6, VS 2005) connect method, i try this code but don't work. L'event tick don't work after tcpclient.connect method is calling:
public TCPClient TCPClient1 = null;
        private void menuItem3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           IPAddress serverIP = IPAddress.Parse("192.168.0.1");
            TCPClient1 = new TcpClient();
            timer1.Interval = 5000;
            timer1.Enabled = true;
            Application.DoEvents();
            try
            {


                TCPClient1.Connect(new IPEndPoint(serverIP, 6001));
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                timer1.Enabled = false;
                textBox1.Text += ex.Message+"\r\n";
            }

        }

        private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //this event should be fired during method connect... but not !
            if (TCPClient1.Client.Connected)
            {
                textBox1.Text += "Connected\r\n";
            }
            else
            {
                textBox1.Text += "Not connected and release resource\r\n";
                TCPClient1.Close();
                TCPClient1 = null;
            }
            timer1.Enabled = false;
        }