This error happened during an EJB create. The create appears in the DB. The error doesn't happen when called from a JSP. Any ideas? java -cp .:/home/jknudsen/work/classes:/opt/orion/orion.jar:/opt/orion/jndi.jar com.opticalsolutions.test.BuildSplitters Creating Splitter 1000 on Port node=grnbay01:card=5:port=1 java.lang.ClassFormatError: __Proxy15 (Repeative method name/signature) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:486) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:426) at com.evermind.net.jg.findClass(JAX) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:297) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:253) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:313) at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:195) at com.evermind.reflect.Proxy.aqn(JAX) at com.evermind.reflect.Proxy.aqm(JAX) at com.evermind.reflect.Proxy.aqk(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.g7(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.a8.resolveObject(JAX) at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:399) at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:236) at com.evermind.server.rmi.a8.gl(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.hw(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.run(JAX) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) java.lang.NullPointerException at com.evermind.reflect.Proxy.aqm(JAX) at com.evermind.reflect.Proxy.aqk(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.g7(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.a8.resolveObject(JAX) at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:399) at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:236) at com.evermind.server.rmi.a8.gl(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.hw(JAX) at com.evermind.server.rmi.bb.run(JAX) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484) Thanks, Joe Knudsen Optical Solutions Network Management Developer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (763)268-3622