OpenGL on Java

Hi! I''d like to use openGL in java applets. but my java compiler didn''t compile the java examples in the NeHe tuturial. I suppose i would need a specific openGL library for java. am I right? If so.. it would still be unuseful to make an applet for a web page that could only be viewed by those who possessed the specific library. Is there any way to go around this problem and still benefit from java''s portability so i could use it on a web page? I would appreciate any help you could give me on this, i''m new to openGL and i''m a bit lost...