socket doesnt exist, cannot create a printer

[ed smith]

> Binaries for Cups 1.1.21 was recently installed on a solaris 10 server. Config of cups has been assigned to me. I cant get sockets to work.
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> root at usclsmcq003/>  lpadmin -p plyadm3 -v socket://172.16.1.34:9100  -P plyadm3.ppd
> UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "socket://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
>            TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
>                    for the -v option before running this
>                    command.
> root at usclsmcq003/>
>
> I also tried ipp just for the insight. no dice.
>
> root at usclsmcq003/>
> root at usclsmcq003/>  lpadmin -p plyadm3 -v ipp://172.16.1.34:9100  -P plyadm3.ppd
> UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "ipp://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
>            TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
>                    for the -v option before running this
>                    command.
>
> There is a firewall between the server and the printers, but port 9100 is open both dirs, and I have had the firewall people monitor the FW when I attempt to create the printer and they do not see an attempt to trespass. I am wondering if cups ever really took hold of this server.
> cupsd and lpsched are up. what did I forget? haven't encounterd this before. what did I miss? I am under extreme deadline in mfg environment. help!
> Thanks!
> Ed Smith

PS Forgot to include lpinfo -v
root at usclsmcq003/opt/sfw/cups/sbin> ./lpinfo -v
network socket
network http
network ipp
network lpd
serial serial:/dev/cua/a?baud=115200
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer0
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer1
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer2
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer3
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer4
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer5
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer6
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer7

Thanks
Ed Smith
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