Help needed. General question about J2EE architecture.

Hello,
On the one hand, I have a java class (actually a set of classes) that does a lot of low level input/output operations.
On the other hand I have a web console in jsp/servlets.
I want to be able to invoke a method on the "low-level" java app from the web console bearing in mind that the war will run on one computer on the network and the "low-level" app on another computer on the network.
What is the best way to invoke a public method of the "low-level" app from the web console????
Do I need to use RAR adapters?
Any clue very welcome,
Julien.

There are a number of ways it COULD be done. What I would do would be to wrap the low level handler classes in web services that run in an application server on the other machine so that you could call them from the web application that you currently have.
Among other things that maintains the isolation and integrity of your operations and prevents you from building a dependency between the two code bases.
Hope this helps,
PS

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    Important:    To reinstall OS X, you must be connected to the Internet. Make sure your power adapter is plugged in. Reinstall OS X using the built-in recovery disk.
    In the menu bar, choose Apple menu > Restart. Once your Mac restarts (and the gray screen appears), hold down the Command and R keys.
    Select Disk Utility, then click Continue.
    Select your startup disk on the left, then click the Erase tab.
    Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the Format menu, enter a name, then click Erase.
    Important:    Erasing the disk removes all the information from the disk. Be sure to back up the information you want to keep to an external device. 
    After the disk is erased, choose Disk Utility > Quit Disk Utility.
    Select Reinstall OS X, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions.
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