General java server / client tutorial

Question

im developing a multi-player card game in which clients must communicate with each other or with a common server. I have never done this before, so I need some guidance or tutorial on how to achieve this.

so far I have created a local version for one person ...

Answer 1

Sun has a good tutorial on writing a client / server pair complete with sample code.

Answer 2

So far I have created a local version for one person ...

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Answer 3

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If you are a beginner, start with simple sockets first. They are easier to understand, but somewhat longer to encode. RMI is easier to code, but somewhat difficult to understand.

For sockets:

TCP Sockets

UDP and datagrams

For RMI:

A simple tutorial for RMI - really helped me get started