public static void main(String[] args) { try { Socket s1 = new Socket("127.0.0.1", 57643); InputStream is = s1.getInputStream(); DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(is); System.out.println(dis.readUTF()); OutputStream os = s1.getOutputStream(); DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(os); dos.writeUTF("Oh my gosh..."); dis.close(); is.close(); dos.close(); os.close(); s1.close(); } catch (ConnectException connExc) { connExc.printStackTrace(); System.out.println("Server connection failed"); } catch (IOException ioExc) { ioExc.printStackTrace(); } }