Using remote JARs with the JVM?

Question

I was wondering if using remote JAR files with the JVM has any impacts on the performance / stabilities of the Java Virtual Machine?
The thing that concerns me the most is how the JIT compiler works with remote JARs? What about garbage collection?
I know one thing for sure if that the application startup is slower since the "client" need the download the needed classes locally in order to load them in the local memory.
The command line would look like this (under Win2000):
start javaw -cp .;\\192.168.0.1\some_dir\file1.jar;\\192.168.0.1\some_dir\file2.jar SomeClass
The big PROS is the application deployment since the JAR files are centralized and not install on the client workstation. The CONS... You tell me!
Thanks in advance,
- Nik

Answer 1

1. Performance.I need more details here. Premilinary benchmark shows that only the application startup is affected by the use of remote JARs. Is there anything else I should look for?
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2. If the network is down so is the application.Point granted. But the application need the database to run anyway. And the DB is residing on the server.
3. If the server is down so is the application.See my previous comment.
4. If the server is bounced while a class is loading
it would be a problem.The server are in a datacenter. They shouldn't be to much bouncing happening =)
The point I want to make here is that using remote JARs simplify a lot the deployment of the application. Unless there's a big drawback to this setup, I think it's a good way to install 2 or 3 tier application on a close LAN.
Any other thought(s)?