--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 dnl XXX - Solaris sux.
-AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, gethostbyname)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(socket, socket)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(gethostbyname, nsl)
 
 dnl XXX - we need WinPcap developer's pack under Cygwin for win32
 AC_CYGWIN
@@ -77,92 +77,9 @@
    AC_LIBOBJ(err)
 fi
 
-dnl Checks for libpcap
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libpcap)
-AC_ARG_WITH(libpcap,
-[  --with-libpcap=DIR      use libpcap build directory],
-[ case "$withval" in
-  yes|no)
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-     ;;
-  *)
-     AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
-     if test -f $withval/pcap.h -a -f $withval/libpcap.a; then
-        owd=`pwd`
-        if cd $withval; then withval=`pwd`; cd $owd; fi
-	PCAPINC="-I$withval -I$withval/bpf"
-	PCAPLIB="-L$withval -lpcap"
-     else
-        AC_ERROR(pcap.h or libpcap.a not found in $withval)
-     fi
-     ;;
-  esac ],
-[ if test -f ${prefix}/include/pcap.h; then
-     PCAPINC="-I${prefix}/include"
-     PCAPLIB="-L${prefix}/lib -lpcap"
-  elif test -f /usr/include/pcap/pcap.h; then
-     PCAPINC="-I/usr/include/pcap"
-     PCAPLIB="-lpcap"
-  elif test -f /usr/include/pcap.h; then
-     PCAPLIB="-lpcap"
-  else
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-     AC_ERROR(libpcap not found)
-  fi
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) ]
-)
 AC_SUBST(PCAPINC)
 AC_SUBST(PCAPLIB)
 
-dnl Checks for (installed) libdnet
-AC_ARG_WITH(libdnet,
-[  --with-libdnet=DIR      use libdnet in DIR],
-[ case "$withval" in
-  yes|no)
-     AC_ERROR([Please specify directory containing dnet-config when using --with-libdnet])
-     ;;
-  *)
-     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libdnet)
-     AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
-     if test -f $withval/src/libdnet.a; then
-	DNETINC="-I$withval/include"
-	DNETLIB="-L$withval/src -ldnet `$withval/dnet-config --libs`"
-     elif test -x $withval/bin/dnet-config; then
-	DNETINC="`$withval/bin/dnet-config --cflags`"
-	DNETLIB="`$withval/bin/dnet-config --libs`"
-     else
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-        AC_ERROR(dnet-config not found in $withval/bin)
-     fi
-     ;;
-  esac
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) ],
-[ dnl This is the default case so let's just use AC_PATH_PROG! --CPK.
-  AC_PATH_PROG(dnetconfig, dnet-config, "no")
-  if test "$dnetconfig" = "no"; then
-     AC_ERROR(dnet-config not found)
-  else
-     DNETINC="`$dnetconfig --cflags`"
-     DNETLIB="`$dnetconfig --libs`"
-  fi]
-)
-
-dnl We still need to check whether it's dnet or dumbnet as
-dnl for example on Debian. We test by looking at the content
-dnl of DNETLIB and derive from the library name what version
-dnl we're dealing with. If we find a libdumbnet, we prefix
-dnl compat/libdnet to our inclusion path. It provides a dnet.h
-dnl that transparently includes dumbnet.h for those systems. --CPK.
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether libdnet is a libdumbnet])
-if test `echo $DNETLIB | sed -e '/dumb/=;d'`; then
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DUMBNET, 1,
-		[Define if our libdnet is a libdumbnet])
-     DNETCOMPAT="compat/libdnet"
-else
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-fi
-
 AC_SUBST(DNETCOMPAT)
 AC_SUBST(DNETINC)
 AC_SUBST(DNETLIB)
@@ -173,6 +90,7 @@
 else
 	CFLAGS="-I$DNETCOMPAT $DNETINC"
 fi
+save_LIBS=$LIBS
 LIBS=$DNETLIB
 
         AC_MSG_CHECKING(for working addr_pton in libdnet)
@@ -190,61 +108,10 @@
         exit(a1.addr_bits != 0);
 }, AC_MSG_RESULT(yes), AC_WARNING(your version of libdnet is buggy - working around it), AC_MSG_RESULT(yes))
 
-dnl Checks for libevent
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libevent)
-AC_ARG_WITH(libevent,
-[  --with-libevent=DIR     use libevent build directory],
-[ case "$withval" in
-  yes|no)
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-     ;;
-  *)
-     AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
-     if test -f $withval/event.h -a -f $withval/libevent.a; then
-        owd=`pwd`
-        if cd $withval; then withval=`pwd`; cd $owd; fi
-        EVENTINC="-I$withval"
-        EVENTLIB="-L$withval -levent"
-     else
-        AC_ERROR(event.h or libevent.a not found in $withval)
-     fi
-     ;;
-  esac ],
-[ if test -f ${prefix}/include/event.h; then
-     EVENTINC="-I${prefix}/include"
-     EVENTLIB="-L${prefix}/lib -levent"
-  elif test -f /usr/include/event/event.h; then
-     EVENTINC="-I/usr/include/event"
-     EVENTLIB="-levent"
-  elif test -f /usr/include/event.h; then
-     EVENTLIB="-levent"
-  else
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-     AC_ERROR(libevent not found)
-  fi
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) ]
-)
 AC_SUBST(EVENTINC)
 AC_SUBST(EVENTLIB)
 
-CFLAGS=$EVENTINC
-LIBS=$EVENTLIB
-
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for bufferevent in libevent)
-	AC_TRY_LINK([
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <event.h>],[
-	struct bufferevent bev;
-	bufferevent_settimeout(&bev, 1, 1);
-], AC_MSG_RESULT(yes), [
-        AC_ERROR([you need to install a more recent version of libevent,
-	check http://www.monkey.org/~provos/libevent/])
-], AC_MSG_RESULT(yes))
-
-CFLAGS=""
-LIBS=""
+LIBS=$save_LIBS
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC