Thread: help with keeping client connected to server

My client wont stay connected to the server. I dont want to have to create a new connection every time i want it to perform something. I want it to connect once and stay connected.

heres my client code:

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 
 
public class Client {
 
	private DataInputStream in;
	private DataOutputStream out;
	private Socket server;
	private String recived, sent;
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Client c = new Client();
		try {
			c.Connect("127.0.0.1", 43594);
		} catch (UnknownHostException e) {} catch (IOException e) {}
	}
 
	public void Connect(String IP, int PORT) throws UnknownHostException, IOException {
		server = new Socket(IP, PORT);
		in = new DataInputStream(server.getInputStream());
		out = new DataOutputStream(server.getOutputStream());
		if (!server.getKeepAlive()) {
            server.setKeepAlive(true);
        }
		if (server.getKeepAlive()) {
			out.writeUTF("Test");
			recived = in.readUTF();
			System.out.println(recived);
		}
	}
 
}

does setKeepAlive not keep the connection live?