Hi Peter - Exactly... all things are possible - I was hoping to NOT have to write network comm code that would then have to be debugged - the reality is that it's not as easy as one might hope in order to cover all the contingencies. There's so MUCH to JBoss that I thought maybe I had just not gone into the correct nook or cranny to fetch something which already existed. The fellow pushing for this UDP connection may be trying to solve a problem that really isn't there - but I'm trying to help investigate the possibilities - it looks like fulfillment of this requirement may be in the 'one-off' category. Thanks for your input. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4143253#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...