diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8eb4c3d69..6e1919d58 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6164,9 +6164,9 @@ if test "${with_libpcap+set}" = set; then :
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -6180,27 +6180,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
 fi
 
@@ -6221,9 +6221,9 @@ fi
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -6237,27 +6237,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
         LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
         LIBPCAP_LIB=$with_libpcap/lib
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9bea4c8ce..62de54e34 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcap=included], [Always use version included with Nmap
 [  case "$with_libpcap" in
   yes)
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
       [have_libpcap=yes ])])
     ;;
   included)
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcap=included], [Always use version included with Nmap
     LDFLAGS="-L$with_libpcap/lib $LDFLAGS"
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
         [have_libpcap=yes
         LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
         LIBPCAP_LIB=$with_libpcap/lib])])
diff --git a/ncat/configure b/ncat/configure
index 955eaf41f..2ae20c54c 100755
--- a/ncat/configure
+++ b/ncat/configure
@@ -4777,9 +4777,9 @@ if test "${with_libpcap+set}" = set; then :
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -4793,27 +4793,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
 fi
 
@@ -4834,9 +4834,9 @@ fi
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -4850,27 +4850,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
 	LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
 	LIBPCAP_LIB=$with_libpcap/lib
diff --git a/ncat/configure.ac b/ncat/configure.ac
index c8f65fdaa..6c4cc5f3d 100644
--- a/ncat/configure.ac
+++ b/ncat/configure.ac
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcap=included], [Always use version included with Nmap
 [  case "$with_libpcap" in
   yes)
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
       [have_libpcap=yes ])])
     ;;
   included)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcap=included], [Always use version included with Nmap
     LDFLAGS="-L$with_libpcap/lib $LDFLAGS"
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
 	[have_libpcap=yes
 	LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
 	LIBPCAP_LIB=$with_libpcap/lib])])
diff --git a/nping/configure b/nping/configure
index 0cb0b40fe..0c185deb5 100755
--- a/nping/configure
+++ b/nping/configure
@@ -5116,9 +5116,9 @@ if test "${with_libpcap+set}" = set; then :
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -5132,27 +5132,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
 fi
 
@@ -5173,9 +5173,9 @@ fi
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -5189,27 +5189,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
 	LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
 	LIBPCAP_LIB=$with_libpcap/lib
diff --git a/nping/configure.ac b/nping/configure.ac
index e4717feea..00c3ec470 100644
--- a/nping/configure.ac
+++ b/nping/configure.ac
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcap=included], [Always use version included with Nmap
 [  case "$with_libpcap" in
   yes)
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
       [have_libpcap=yes ])])
     ;;
   included)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libpcap=included], [Always use version included with Nmap
     LDFLAGS="-L$with_libpcap/lib $LDFLAGS"
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
 	[have_libpcap=yes
 	LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
 	LIBPCAP_LIB=$with_libpcap/lib])])
diff --git a/nsock/src/configure b/nsock/src/configure
index 281198173..1d7a1aa39 100755
--- a/nsock/src/configure
+++ b/nsock/src/configure
@@ -3579,9 +3579,9 @@ fi
     ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "pcap.h" "ac_cv_header_pcap_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_pcap_h" = xyes; then :
 
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_datalink in -lpcap... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink+:} false; then :
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pcap_create in -lpcap" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pcap_create in -lpcap... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -3595,27 +3595,27 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char pcap_datalink ();
+char pcap_create ();
 int
 main ()
 {
-return pcap_datalink ();
+return pcap_create ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=yes
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=yes
 else
-  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink=no
+  ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create=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: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_datalink" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_pcap_pcap_create" = xyes; then :
   have_libpcap=yes
         LIBPCAP_LIBS=-lpcap
         LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include
diff --git a/nsock/src/configure.ac b/nsock/src/configure.ac
index 072908422..a92d01a68 100644
--- a/nsock/src/configure.ac
+++ b/nsock/src/configure.ac
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--without-libpcap], [Disable pcap functions.]),
     LDFLAGS="-L$with_libpcap/lib $LDFLAGS"
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
+      AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_create,
         [have_libpcap=yes
         LIBPCAP_LIBS=-lpcap
         LIBPCAP_INC=$with_libpcap/include