diff --git a/nsock/include/nsock_config.h.in b/nsock/include/nsock_config.h.in
index 455d87ede..ee9c0206e 100644
--- a/nsock/include/nsock_config.h.in
+++ b/nsock/include/nsock_config.h.in
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@
 #undef HAVE_KQUEUE
 
 #undef PCAP_NETMASK_UNKNOWN
+#undef HAVE_PCAP_SET_IMMEDIATE_MODE
diff --git a/nsock/src/configure b/nsock/src/configure
index 1d7a1aa39..e0fb899f3 100755
--- a/nsock/src/configure
+++ b/nsock/src/configure
@@ -3639,7 +3639,23 @@ if test "$with_libpcap" != "no" -a "$have_libpcap" = "no"; then
   LIBPCAP_LIB=${top_nmap_srcdir}/libpcap
   LIBPCAP_LIBS=${LIBPCAP_LIB}/libpcap.a
   have_libpcap=yes
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_PCAP_SET_IMMEDIATE_MODE 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  for ac_func in pcap_set_immediate_mode
+do :
+  ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "pcap_set_immediate_mode" "ac_cv_func_pcap_set_immediate_mode"
+if test "x$ac_cv_func_pcap_set_immediate_mode" = xyes; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_PCAP_SET_IMMEDIATE_MODE 1
+_ACEOF
+
 fi
+done
+
+fi
+
 if test "$have_libpcap" != "no"; then
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_PCAP 1" >>confdefs.h
diff --git a/nsock/src/configure.ac b/nsock/src/configure.ac
index a92d01a68..47b7e2608 100644
--- a/nsock/src/configure.ac
+++ b/nsock/src/configure.ac
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ if test "$with_libpcap" != "no" -a "$have_libpcap" = "no"; then
   LIBPCAP_LIB=${top_nmap_srcdir}/libpcap
   LIBPCAP_LIBS=${LIBPCAP_LIB}/libpcap.a
   have_libpcap=yes
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PCAP_SET_IMMEDIATE_MODE, 1, [Included libpcap has pcap_set_immediate_mode])
+else
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS([pcap_set_immediate_mode])
 fi
+
 if test "$have_libpcap" != "no"; then
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PCAP, 1, [libpcap is available])
   if test "${LIBPCAP_INC+set}" = "set"; then
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c b/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c
index 18bd41b1b..ec554b159 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_pcap.c
@@ -197,23 +197,6 @@ static int nsock_pcap_get_l3_offset(pcap_t *pt, int *dl) {
   return (offset);
 }
 
-static int nsock_pcap_try_open(struct npool *nsp, mspcap *mp, const char *dev,
-                               int snaplen, int promisc, int timeout_ms,
-                               char *errbuf) {
-    /* TODO: Convert from pcap_open_live to pcap_create and set appropriate options.
-     * Maybe expose an API for setting said options. We can't assume that all
-     * Nsock apps will want the same options that Nmap wants, especially the
-     * options Nmap wants for port scanning.
-     */
-    mp->pt = pcap_open_live(dev, snaplen, promisc, timeout_ms, errbuf);
-    if (!mp->pt) {
-      nsock_log_error("pcap_open_live(%s, %d, %d, %d) failed with error: %s",
-                      dev, snaplen, promisc, timeout_ms, errbuf);
-      return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /* Convert new nsiod to pcap descriptor. Other parameters have
  * the same meaning as for pcap_open_live in pcap(3).
  *   device   : pcap-style device name
@@ -270,23 +253,54 @@ int nsock_pcap_open(nsock_pool nsp, nsock_iod nsiod, const char *pcap_device,
                  "(promisc=%i snaplen=%i to_ms=%i) (IOD #%li)",
                  pcap_device,bpf, promisc, snaplen, to_ms, nsi->id);
 
-  failed = 0;
-  do {
-    rc = nsock_pcap_try_open(ms, mp, pcap_device, snaplen, promisc, to_ms, errbuf);
-    if (rc) {
-      failed++;
-      nsock_log_error("Will wait %d seconds then retry.", 4 * failed);
-      sleep(4 * failed);
-    }
-  } while (rc && failed < PCAP_OPEN_MAX_RETRIES);
-
-  if (rc) {
-    nsock_log_error("pcap_open_live(%s, %d, %d, %d) failed %d times.",
-                    pcap_device, snaplen, promisc, to_ms, failed);
+#ifdef __amigaos__
+  // Amiga doesn't have pcap_create
+  // TODO: Does Nmap still work on Amiga?
+  mp->pt = pcap_open_live(pcap_device, snaplen, promisc, to_ms, errbuf);
+  if (!mp->pt) {
+    nsock_log_error("pcap_open_live(%s, %d, %d, %d) failed with error: %s",
+        pcap_device, snaplen, promisc, to_ms, errbuf);
     nsock_log_error(PCAP_FAILURE_EXPL_MESSAGE);
     nsock_log_error("Can't open pcap! Are you root?");
     return -1;
   }
+#else
+  mp->pt = pcap_create(pcap_device, errbuf);
+  if (!mp->pt) {
+    nsock_log_error("pcap_create(%s) failed with error: %s", pcap_device, errbuf);
+    nsock_log_error(PCAP_FAILURE_EXPL_MESSAGE);
+    nsock_log_error("Can't open pcap! Are you root?");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+#define MY_PCAP_SET(func, p_t, val) do {\
+  failed = func(p_t, val);\
+  if (failed) {\
+    nsock_log_error(#func "(%d) FAILED: %d.", val, failed);\
+    pcap_close(p_t);\
+    return -1;\
+  }\
+} while(0);
+
+  MY_PCAP_SET(pcap_set_snaplen, mp->pt, snaplen);
+  MY_PCAP_SET(pcap_set_promisc, mp->pt, promisc);
+  MY_PCAP_SET(pcap_set_timeout, mp->pt, to_ms);
+#ifdef HAVE_PCAP_SET_IMMEDIATE_MODE
+  MY_PCAP_SET(pcap_set_immediate_mode, mp->pt, 1);
+#endif
+
+  failed = pcap_activate(mp->pt);
+  if (failed < 0) {
+    // PCAP error
+    nsock_log_error("pcap_activate(%s) FAILED: %s.", pcap_device, pcap_geterr(mp->pt));
+    pcap_close(mp->pt);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  else if (failed > 0) {
+    // PCAP warning, report but assume it'll still work
+    nsock_log_error("pcap_activate(%s) WARNING: %s.", pcap_device, pcap_geterr(mp->pt));
+  }
+#endif /* not __amigaos__ */
 
   rc = nsock_pcap_set_filter(ms, mp->pt, pcap_device, bpf);
   if (rc)
@@ -308,18 +322,21 @@ int nsock_pcap_open(nsock_pool nsp, nsock_iod nsiod, const char *pcap_device,
 #endif
   mp->readsd_count = 0;
 
+#ifndef HAVE_PCAP_SET_IMMEDIATE_MODE
+  /* This is already handled by pcap_set_immediate_mode if available */
+#ifdef BIOCIMMEDIATE
   /* Without setting this ioctl, some systems (BSDs, though it depends on the
    * release) will buffer packets in non-blocking mode and only return them in a
    * bunch when the buffer is full. Setting the ioctl makes each one be
    * delivered immediately. This is how Linux works by default. See the comments
    * surrounding the setting of BIOCIMMEDIATE in libpcap/pcap-bpf.c. */
-#ifdef BIOCIMMEDIATE
   if (mp->pcap_desc != -1) {
     int immediate = 1;
 
     if (ioctl(mp->pcap_desc, BIOCIMMEDIATE, &immediate) < 0)
       fatal("Cannot set BIOCIMMEDIATE on pcap descriptor");
   }
+#endif
 #endif
 
   /* Set device non-blocking */