had the same problem,
did what you said,
error report
load: class IRCApplet.class not found.
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: IRCApplet.class
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2ClassLoader.loadCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager.createApplet(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Permission denied: connect
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.getBytes(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader.access$000(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
... 7 more
Exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: IRCApplet.class
tracert report
1 11 ms 11 ms 13 ms 76.39.240.1
2 12 ms 21 ms 13 ms srp2-0.milwwirtco-rtr1.wi.rr.com [24.160.225.17]
3 13 ms 14 ms 14 ms srp0-0.milwwirtco-rtr1.wi.rr.com [24.160.224.81]
4 16 ms 15 ms 16 ms network-024-160-229-121.wi.rr.com [24.160.229.121]
5 17 ms 15 ms 16 ms xe-9-1-0.edge1.Chicago2.Level3.net [4.71.248.1]
6 24 ms 16 ms 18 ms vlan52.ebr2.Chicago2.Level3.net [4.69.138.190]
7 31 ms 24 ms 25 ms ae-5.ebr2.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.140.193]
8 15 ms 16 ms 18 ms ae-2-56.edge3.Chicago3.Level3.net [4.68.101.180]
9 19 ms 229 ms 24 ms chp-brdr-03.inet.qwest.net [63.146.27.21]
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 79 ms 74 ms 80 ms abq-edge-04.inet.qwest.net [205.171.151.34]
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
was that helpful?