diff --git a/moo/Makefile.in b/moo/Makefile.in
index 8b9f49a..302823c 100644
--- a/moo/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/Makefile.in
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
+SOCKET_LIBS = @SOCKET_LIBS@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 TERMINAL_LIBS = @TERMINAL_LIBS@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
diff --git a/moo/configure b/moo/configure
index 2fa04b6..7aef7e3 100755
--- a/moo/configure
+++ b/moo/configure
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
 PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR
 QUADMATH_LIBS
 UNICOWS_LIBS
+SOCKET_LIBS
 TERMINAL_LIBS
 DYNCALL_LIBS
 PTHREAD_CFLAGS
@@ -19775,6 +19776,181 @@ LIBS="$save_LIBS"
 
 
 
+for ac_func in connect gethostbyname
+do :
+  as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
+ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "$ac_func" "$as_ac_var"
+if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_var"\" = x"yes"; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_func" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+done
+
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_gethostbyname" = "xno"
+then
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_nsl_gethostbyname+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lnsl  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char gethostbyname ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return gethostbyname ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_nsl_gethostbyname=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_nsl_gethostbyname=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_nsl_gethostbyname" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_nsl_gethostbyname" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_nsl_gethostbyname" = xyes; then :
+
+		SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lnsl"
+		$as_echo "#define HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+
+fi
+
+fi
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_connect" = "xno"
+then
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for connect in -lsocket" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for connect in -lsocket... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_socket_connect+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lsocket  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char connect ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return connect ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_socket_connect=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_socket_connect=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_socket_connect" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_socket_connect" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_socket_connect" = xyes; then :
+
+		SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lsocket"
+		$as_echo "#define HAVE_CONNECT 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+
+fi
+
+
+	if test "x$ac_cv_lib_socket_connect" = xno
+	then
+		for ac_func in t_connect
+do :
+  ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "t_connect" "ac_cv_func_t_connect"
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_t_connect" = xyes; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_T_CONNECT 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+done
+
+		if test "x$ac_cv_func_t_connect" = "xno"
+		then
+			{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for t_connect in -lnsl_s" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for t_connect in -lnsl_s... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_nsl_s_t_connect+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lnsl_s  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char t_connect ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return t_connect ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_nsl_s_t_connect=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_nsl_s_t_connect=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_nsl_s_t_connect" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_nsl_s_t_connect" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_nsl_s_t_connect" = xyes; then :
+
+				SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lnsl_s"
+				$as_echo "#define HAVE_T_CONNECT 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+
+fi
+
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+if test "x${platform_win32}" = "xyes"
+then
+	SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lws2_32"
+fi
+
+
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -lunicows" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for main in -lunicows... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_lib_unicows_main+:} false; then :
diff --git a/moo/lib/Makefile.in b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
index 869fa40..dbee95f 100644
--- a/moo/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
+SOCKET_LIBS = @SOCKET_LIBS@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 TERMINAL_LIBS = @TERMINAL_LIBS@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo-cfg.h.in b/moo/lib/moo-cfg.h.in
index 4add3b8..d4887b8 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo-cfg.h.in
+++ b/moo/lib/moo-cfg.h.in
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `closedir' function. */
 #undef HAVE_CLOSEDIR
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `connect' function. */
+#undef HAVE_CONNECT
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `coshq' function. */
 #undef HAVE_COSHQ
 
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getcontext' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETCONTEXT
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `gethostbyname' function. */
+#undef HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getitimer' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETITIMER
 
@@ -298,6 +304,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <time.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_TIME_H
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `t_connect' function. */
+#undef HAVE_T_CONNECT
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <ucontext.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_UCONTEXT_H
 
diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.am b/moo/mod/Makefile.am
index 5154ca1..ec68920 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.am
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.am
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if ENABLE_MOD_SCK
 libmoo_sck_la_SOURCES = sck.c sck-addr.c _sck.h
 libmoo_sck_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 libmoo_sck_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
-libmoo_sck_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
+libmoo_sck_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(SOCKET_LIBS)
 endif
 
 libmoo_stdio_la_SOURCES = stdio.c _stdio.h
diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.in b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
index 82a0ba1..69c9e88 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ libmoo_ffi_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
 @ENABLE_MOD_FFI_TRUE@@ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_FALSE@	$(pkgmodexecdir)
 @ENABLE_MOD_FFI_TRUE@@ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE_TRUE@am_libmoo_ffi_la_rpath =
 @ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@libmoo_sck_la_DEPENDENCIES =  \
+@ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
 @ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
 am__libmoo_sck_la_SOURCES_DIST = sck.c sck-addr.c _sck.h
 @ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@am_libmoo_sck_la_OBJECTS = libmoo_sck_la-sck.lo \
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
+SOCKET_LIBS = @SOCKET_LIBS@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 TERMINAL_LIBS = @TERMINAL_LIBS@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
@@ -477,7 +479,7 @@ libmoo_con_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(TERMINAL_LIBS)
 @ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@libmoo_sck_la_SOURCES = sck.c sck-addr.c _sck.h
 @ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@libmoo_sck_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 @ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@libmoo_sck_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
-@ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@libmoo_sck_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
+@ENABLE_MOD_SCK_TRUE@libmoo_sck_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(SOCKET_LIBS)
 libmoo_stdio_la_SOURCES = stdio.c _stdio.h
 libmoo_stdio_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 libmoo_stdio_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)