InitialContext ic = new InitialContext(); | Object ojb= ic.lookup("java:comp/env/ejb/CMPHome"); | home = (CMPHome)PortableRemoteObject.narrow(ojb, EmpBean.class); JMS- Console tree view [img]java:comp namespace of the Employee Session bean: +- UserTransaction (class: javax.transaction.UserTransaction) +- env (class: org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext) | +- jdbc (class: org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext) | | +- MySql[link -> java:/DefaultDS] (class: javax.naming.LinkRef) | +- ejb (class: org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext) | | +- CMPHome[link -> CMPHome] (class: javax.naming.LinkRef)[/img] The Exception we are getting INFO: Exception in ejbCreate javax.naming.NamingException: Could not dereference object [Root exception is javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: CMPHome not bound] 1. Does the Initinal Context requires any properties as we do in the client side? 2. Is the lookup path correct? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4150940#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...