import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class client { public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException { Socket s1; InputStream s1In; DataInputStream dis; String info; s1 = new Socket("192.168.0.6", 5432); s1In = s1.getInputStream(); dis = new DataInputStream(s1In); info = s1.getInetaddress().getHostName(); //added String st = new String(dis.readUTF( )); System.out.println(st); System.out.println(info); // added dis.close(); s1In.close(); s1.close(); } }