I need to connect my vb,net program to a java applet.

I have a vb.net program that I want to connect to a java applet like it would to an asp.net program.
How do I do that?

I want the vb.net program to connect to the java applet and give some strings some values then I want the Java Applet to connect to a host. How do I do this?

Basically I want to use the javapage like a proxy to foward my vb.net connection to another host. What steps would I have to take to accomplish this?

Off course my vb.net applications does not have any applet security because it is not a browser.

Wait, I don't think I get this.

Is the Java thing an applet or a servlet (because there is not ASP.Net thing that resembles an applet)?
Is the Java thing by you?
Does the Java thing provide any interface you think can be used by other apps?