"PrasnnaP" wrote : System.out.println("Connection class = " + con.getClass().getName()); | // This returns "$Proxy55" No this can not be true , I have tested it right now with oracle . Can you try it again with simple jsp page and see if you still see the Proxy , it should be WrappedConnection . http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SetUpAOracleDatasource Check this How to retrieve the underlying Oracle connection object? | | Connection conn = myJBossDatasource.getConnection(); | WrappedConnection wrappedConn = (WrappedConnection)conn; | Connection underlyingConn = wrappedConn.getUnderlyingConnection(); | OracleConnection oracleConn = (OracleConnection)underlyingConn; | View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4139037#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...