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they were both executed from the same PC using windows7 from different instance of the command prompt window. so its like...
ServerTest.java first, then Client Test .java. but the server test has to...

The server executed first before the client. where, on the local host from command line instance.

Thanks norm. the fault has been from me all along. instead of me to run two different instances of the command prompt window and run the server application first, i kept running them individually....

I will definitely have to give it a try then. I will partition my system and install an XP on a virtual machine.

Macko I tried it on vista and it keeps giving me the same can not connect error. Keeping in mind that the genesis of this whole problem came from the can not connect to server error. Could you also...

Macko unfortunately I tried out what you suggested. But the complier doesn't recognise a ocnstructor for the above object.. Pleae try it out asawell your self .

It thorws a can not connect error. Av tried everything to resolve it from disabling all firewares to installin a 32-bit installer on a 32bit system. To contacting paul deitel, who also suggested...

Please I have done as you suggested, hope you can help with the problem now?
Cheers.

ok. so this is the Server and client code snippet. please can someone else run it and tell me why my code is giving this much trouble. am using a windows 7 64-bit system on a jdk 7U40 installer. my...