you can use tcpdump
on the server to check if the client even reaches the server.
tcpdump -i any tcp port 9100
also make sure your firewall is not blocking incoming connections.
EDIT: you can also write the dump into a file and view it with wireshark on your client if you don't want to read it on the console.
2nd Edit: you can check if you can reach the port via
nc ip 9100 -z -v
from your local PC.