[jboss-user] [Beginners Corner] - javax.naming.NoInitialContextException:

Hi my ejb application is deployed on the Jboss server. 18:19:37,945 INFO [EjbModule] Deploying BookBean 18:19:38,242 INFO [EJBDeployer] Deployed: file:/C:/JBOSS/jboss-4.0.2/jboss-4.0.2/server/default/deploy/book.jar when i m trying to invoke the client by C:\Books\src>java -classpath %LIBDIR%\jnp-client.jar;%LIBDIR%\jboss-common-client.jar;%LIBDIR%\jboss-j2ee.jar;%LIBDIR%\j boss-net-client.jar;%LIBDIR%\jbossall-client.jar;;%LIBDIR%\jnet.jar;C:Books; BookClient it gives following error: javax.naming.NoInitialContextException: Need to specify class name in environment or system property, or as an applet pa rameter, or in an application resource file: java.naming.factory.initial at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(Unknown Source) at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(Unknown Source) at javax.naming.InitialContext.getURLOrDefaultInitCtx(Unknown Source) at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(Unknown Source) at BookClient.main(BookClient.java:20) also when i just say javac BookClient then i et following error: javax.naming.CommunicationException: Receive timed out [Root exception is java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Receive timed out] at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.discoverServer(NamingContext.java:1302) at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.checkRef(NamingContext.java:1382) at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:579) at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.lookup(NamingContext.java:572) at javax.naming.InitialContext.lookup(Unknown Source) at BookClient.main(BookClient.java:20) Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Receive timed out at java.net.PlainDatagramSocketImpl.receive0(Native Method) at java.net.PlainDatagramSocketImpl.receive(Unknown Source) at java.net.DatagramSocket.receive(Unknown Source) at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.discoverServer(NamingContext.java:1272) ... 5 more my jndi.prperties file is in c:/books directory . this path is in classpath. whats the problem? Deepali View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4013377#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...