Looks like you are not allowed to connect to 10.173.172.176:1099. Does telnet 10.173.172.176 1099 work? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4121520#4121520 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4121520