diff --git a/moo/configure.ac b/moo/configure.ac
index 49bb9d5..f833dda 100644
--- a/moo/configure.ac
+++ b/moo/configure.ac
@@ -189,6 +189,48 @@ LIBS="$save_LIBS"
 AC_SUBST(TERMINAL_LIBS)
 
 
+dnl OLDLIBS="$LIBS"
+dnl AC_SEARCH_LIBS([connect], [socket])
+dnl LIBS="$OLDLIBS"
+dnl if test "$ac_cv_search_connect" != "none required" -a "$ac_cv_search_connect" != "no"
+dnl then
+dnl     SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lsocket"
+dnl fi
+dnl AC_SUBST(SOCKET_LIBS)
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([connect gethostbyname])
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_gethostbyname" = "xno"
+then
+	AC_CHECK_LIB([nsl], [gethostbyname], [
+		SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lnsl"
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME, 1)
+	])
+fi
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_connect" = "xno"
+then
+	AC_CHECK_LIB([socket], [connect], [
+		SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lsocket"
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CONNECT, 1)
+	])
+
+	if test "x$ac_cv_lib_socket_connect" = xno
+	then
+		AC_CHECK_FUNCS([t_connect])
+		if test "x$ac_cv_func_t_connect" = "xno"
+		then
+			AC_CHECK_LIB([nsl_s], [t_connect], [
+				SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lnsl_s"
+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_T_CONNECT, 1)
+			])
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+if test "x${platform_win32}" = "xyes"
+then
+	SOCKET_LIBS="$SOCKET_LIBS -lws2_32"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(SOCKET_LIBS)
+
+
 dnl check is the import library for unicows.dll exists
 dnl this check doesn't look for a particular symbol
 dnl but for the symbol 'main' since i want to check 
diff --git a/moo/kernel/Socket.moo b/moo/kernel/Socket.moo
index 74f12ce..604215a 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/Socket.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/Socket.moo
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ error -> exception
 			[
 				s := Socket domain: Socket.Domain.INET type: Socket.Type.STREAM.
 				s inputAction: inact; outputAction: outact.
-				s connectTo: (SocketAddress fromString: '127.0.0.1:9999') do: conact.
+				s connectTo: (SocketAddress fromString: '192.168.1.108:9999') do: conact.
 
 				s2 := Socket domain: Socket.Domain.INET type: Socket.Type.STREAM.
 				s2 inputAction: accact.
diff --git a/moo/mod/_sck.h b/moo/mod/_sck.h
index 6d6dafb..1428e48 100644
--- a/moo/mod/_sck.h
+++ b/moo/mod/_sck.h
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ struct sck_t
 	#endif
 #else
 #	undef MOO_SIZEOF_SA_FAMILY_T
-#	define MOO_SIZEOF_SA_FAMILY_T MOO_SIZEOF_INT
-#	define MOO_SA_FAMILY_T_IS_SIGNED
-	typedef int sck_addr_family_t;
+#	define MOO_SIZEOF_SA_FAMILY_T MOO_SIZEOF_SHORT
+#	undef MOO_SA_FAMILY_T_IS_SIGNED
+	typedef unsigned short int sck_addr_family_t;
 #endif
 
 struct sck_addr_t
diff --git a/moo/mod/sck.c b/moo/mod/sck.c
index e9d236a..531aa58 100644
--- a/moo/mod/sck.c
+++ b/moo/mod/sck.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_open_socket (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 	typev |= SOCK_NONBLOCK | SOCK_CLOEXEC;
 create_socket:
 #endif
+
 	fd = socket (MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(dom), typev, MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(proto));
 	if (fd == -1) 
 	{
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_connect (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 		n = connect(fd, (struct sockaddr*)MOO_OBJ_GET_BYTE_SLOT(arg), moo_sck_addr_len((sck_addr_t*)MOO_OBJ_GET_BYTE_SLOT(arg)));
 	}
 	while (n == -1 && errno == EINTR);
-
+ 
 	if (n == -1 && errno != EINPROGRESS)
 	{
 		moo_seterrwithsyserr (moo, errno);