ah got it - yes, we need to be able to communicate with the server to verify it is running or not. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4123727#4123727 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4123727