Multi-player Java Applet Games

I need advice on what is needed to write a multi-player Java Applet game. A recommended tutorial would be sufficent.

I am new to Java but not a complete beginner but I need an understanding on how two people at different locations would use the same Applet to play the same game. I presume that someone needs to be a host or start the game and then other players can join in. This may be wrong I don't know. Any help would be gratefully received.

James :-)

Multiplayer in applets is a bit more tricky than that. An applet can't send or receive and info from anywhere but where it was downloaded, so direct connections are impossible. You are going to have to swap information off the server using a scripting language like perl, or better yet a custom made server program (java servlets).

Sarfin