unreported exception (socket connection)

[Symbiot]

Hi

I am trying to create an applet connecting to a local unit, but am stuck..

the code giving me problems is:

 public void start()

    {
    while (true)
        {
    
    try
           { 
        Socket clientSocket = new Socket("192.168.2.38",876);  
        DataOutputStream outToServer = new DataOutputStream(clientSocket.getOutputStream());  
        BufferedReader inFromServer = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));    
        outToServer.writeBytes("<d");
        sentence = inFromServer.readLine();
        clientSocket.close();
    }catch (ConnectException e)
            {
        System.out.println(e.getMessage());

forget the system.out part...

something is wrong and I think it's because something is missing.. but what?

the error report I am getting is:

unreported exception java.net.unknownhostexception; must be caught or declared to be thrown

[r035198x]

UnKnownHostException means the host was, well, unknown. Can you ping that host? Telnet the port?

[Symbiot]

hi

yes, I can.. I fixed it.. I think by using IOException instead..

but now I just get a 'Connection refused' and I don't know how to get access..

[Tolls]

That (the first problem) was a compilation error, not a runtime error.

This new one...well, do as asked by r035198x and try and ping the host.

[r035198x]

What? I incorrectly predicted an UKHE correctly?

[Tolls]

You must be psychic.
Quick, get in touch with the James Randi Foundation and claim your million dollars*!

* Terms and conditions apply...:)

[Symbiot]

hehe, well yaah...

I can easily ping the host, and the code I've created works fine as a normal class.
but I need it converted to an applet.. and apparently I've run in to security issues..

[Tolls]

Well, applets do have security issues, and for good reason.
I would have expected a different exception if it was the applet security causing the trouble.
There are others who know more about applet pitfalls than I round here, though.