============================================================ File Name: MyClient.java ============================================================ import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class MyClient { public static void main(String[] args) { try{ Socket s=new Socket("localhost",6666); DataOutputStream dout=new DataOutputStream(s.getOutputStream()); dout.writeUTF("Hello Server"); dout.flush(); dout.close(); s.close(); }catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);} } } ============================================================ File Name: MyServer.java ============================================================ import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class MyServer { public static void main(String[] args){ try{ ServerSocket ss=new ServerSocket(6666); Socket s=ss.accept();//establishes connection DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream(s.getInputStream()); String str=(String)dis.readUTF(); System.out.println("message= "+str); ss.close(); }catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);} } } Note: Compile both program first than run both program in two different cmd