hi thanks for tht information , i have started to implement the Hello program using RMI , i have implemented the server , the client and compiled the client and server and i have used the rmic compiler to generate the remote stub now my problem is after starting the RMI registry i didn't get how to proceed futher ie wht to do next do i need to set the classpath and how to do abt it i am working on solaris machine jdk1.4 version so i need help regarding how to proceed further ? i need to finish my project . i am trying out the hello example given in the sun tutorial