ldapadd cannot contact slapd server

["dino bartolome" <dino@pobox.com>]

when trying to add entries with ldapadd it states it cannot find the ldap
server...

my slapd server iss definitely running, however I am only using -h ldaps:///
my command line is:
ldapadd -f entries.ldif -D "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com" -W -x -p 636
in my ldap.conf file
i have
host 127.0.0.1
uri ldaps://127.0.0.1
#
# Undocumented, REQUIRED element for using TLS
ssl true
port 636

what additional entries are required for ldapadd to connect to the ldap
server?