diff --git a/airspy_source/CMakeLists.txt b/airspy_source/CMakeLists.txt
index 43c9131e..cb6aa9fe 100644
--- a/airspy_source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/airspy_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBAIRSPY REQUIRED libairspy)
 
     target_include_directories(airspy_source PUBLIC ${LIBAIRSPY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(airspyhf_source PUBLIC ${LIBAIRSPY_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(airspy_source PUBLIC ${LIBAIRSPY_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/airspyhf_source/CMakeLists.txt b/airspyhf_source/CMakeLists.txt
index a69b31b6..5e8ba4b7 100644
--- a/airspyhf_source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/airspyhf_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBAIRSPYHF REQUIRED libairspyhf)
 
     target_include_directories(airspyhf_source PUBLIC ${LIBAIRSPYHF_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(airspyhf_source PUBLIC ${LIBAIRSPYHF_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(airspyhf_source PUBLIC ${LIBAIRSPYHF_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/audio_sink/CMakeLists.txt b/audio_sink/CMakeLists.txt
index dad1a828..d391e1a2 100644
--- a/audio_sink/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/audio_sink/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(RTAUDIO REQUIRED rtaudio)
 
     target_include_directories(audio_sink PUBLIC ${RTAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-
+    target_link_directories(audio_sink PUBLIC ${RTAUDIO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(audio_sink PUBLIC ${RTAUDIO_LIBRARIES})
 
 endif ()
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ac25ef4..693f4628 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ else()
         ${VOLK_INCLUDE_DIRS}
     )
 
+    target_link_directories(sdrpp_core PUBLIC
+        ${GLEW_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+        ${FFTW3_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+        ${GLFW3_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+        ${VOLK_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+    )
+
     target_link_libraries(sdrpp_core PUBLIC
         ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
         ${GLEW_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/core/src/utils/networking.cpp b/core/src/utils/networking.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efd1f31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/networking.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include <utils/networking.h>
+
diff --git a/core/src/utils/networking.h b/core/src/utils/networking.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7486d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/networking.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <thread>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <mutex>
+
+struct TCPAsyncRead {
+    int timeout;
+    int count;
+    void (*handler)(int count, char* data, void* ctx);
+    void* ctx;
+};
+
+struct TCPAsyncWrite {
+    int timeoutMs;
+    int count;
+    char* data;
+};
+
+enum {
+    NET_ERR_OK = 0,
+    NET_ERR_TIMEOUT = -1,
+    NET_ERR_SYSTEM = -2
+};
+
+class TCPClient {
+public:
+    TCPClient();
+    ~TCPClient();
+
+    bool connect(std::string host, int port);
+    bool disconnect();
+
+    int enableAsync();
+    int disableAsync();
+
+    bool isAsync();
+
+    int read(char* data, int count, int timeout = -1);
+    int write(char* data, int count, int timeout = -1);
+
+    int asyncRead(int count, void (*handler)(int count, char* data, void* ctx), int timeout = -1);
+    int asyncWrite(char* data, int count, int timeout = -1);
+
+    bool isOpen();
+
+    int close();
+
+private:
+    void readWorker();
+    void writeWorker();
+
+    std::mutex readQueueMtx;
+    std::vector<TCPAsyncRead> readQueue;
+
+    std::mutex writeQueueMtx;
+    std::vector<TCPAsyncWrite> writeQueue;
+
+    std::thread readWorkerThread;
+    std::thread writeWorkerThread;
+
+    bool open = false;
+    bool async = false;
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hackrf_source/CMakeLists.txt b/hackrf_source/CMakeLists.txt
index 29433196..ebee7b68 100644
--- a/hackrf_source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hackrf_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBHACKRF REQUIRED libhackrf)
 
     target_include_directories(hackrf_source PUBLIC ${LIBHACKRF_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(hackrf_source PUBLIC ${LIBHACKRF_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(hackrf_source PUBLIC ${LIBHACKRF_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/plutosdr_source/CMakeLists.txt b/plutosdr_source/CMakeLists.txt
index 33ac123f..c6f62ced 100644
--- a/plutosdr_source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plutosdr_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBAD9361 REQUIRED libad9361)
 
     target_include_directories(plutosdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBIIO_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(plutosdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBIIO_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(plutosdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBIIO_LIBRARIES})
 
     target_include_directories(plutosdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBAD9361_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(plutosdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBAD9361_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(plutosdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBAD9361_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/rtl_sdr_source/CMakeLists.txt b/rtl_sdr_source/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d6ac6bc..61521c33 100644
--- a/rtl_sdr_source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rtl_sdr_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBRTLSDR REQUIRED librtlsdr)
 
     target_include_directories(rtl_sdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBRTLSDR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(rtl_sdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBRTLSDR_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(rtl_sdr_source PUBLIC ${LIBRTLSDR_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/soapy_source/CMakeLists.txt b/soapy_source/CMakeLists.txt
index fda01301..7b08d715 100644
--- a/soapy_source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soapy_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ else (MSVC)
     pkg_check_modules(SOAPY REQUIRED SoapySDR)
 
     target_include_directories(soapy_source PUBLIC ${SOAPY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_directories(soapy_source PUBLIC ${SOAPY_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(soapy_source PUBLIC ${SOAPY_LIBRARIES})
 endif ()