diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e85a2967f..7cd4d1615 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ src_mpd_SOURCES = \
 	$(OUTPUT_API_SRC) $(OUTPUT_SRC) \
 	$(MIXER_API_SRC) $(MIXER_SRC) \
 	$(FILTER_SRC) \
+	src/glib_socket.h \
 	src/notify.c \
 	src/audio.c \
 	src/audio_check.c \
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 47961f852..cfa506ef0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ ver 0.17 (2011/??/??)
 
 
 ver 0.16.5 (2010/??/??)
-* configure.ac: disable assertions in the non-debugging build
+* configure.ac
+  - disable assertions in the non-debugging build
+  - show solaris plugin result correctly
+  - add option --enable-solaris-output
 * pcm_format: fix 32-to-24 bit conversion (the "silence" bug)
 * input:
   - rewind: reduce heap usage
 * decoder:
   - ffmpeg: higher precision timestamps
   - ffmpeg: don't require key frame for seeking
+* WIN32: close sockets properly
 
 
 ver 0.16.4 (2011/09/01)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e325265c..8aa49103b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(sndfile,
 		[enable sndfile support]),,
 	enable_sndfile=auto)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(solaris_output,
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-solaris-output],
+		[enables the Solaris /dev/audio output]),,
+	[enable_solaris_output=auto])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(sqlite,
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-sqlite],
 		[enable support for the SQLite database]),,
@@ -1377,16 +1382,22 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SHOUT, test x$enable_shout = xyes)
 
 dnl --------------------------------- Solaris ---------------------------------
-case "$host_os" in
+
+if test x$enable_solaris_output = xauto; then
+	case "$host_os" in
 	solaris*)
-		AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_SOLARIS_OUTPUT, 1, [Define to enable Solaris /dev/audio support])
 		enable_solaris_output=yes
 		;;
 
 	*)
 		enable_solaris_output=no
 		;;
-esac
+	esac
+fi
+
+if test x$enable_solaris_output = xyes; then
+	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_SOLARIS_OUTPUT, 1, [Define to enable Solaris /dev/audio support])
+fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_SOLARIS_OUTPUT, test x$enable_solaris_output = xyes)
 
@@ -1573,7 +1584,7 @@ results(pulse, [PulseAudio])
 results(mvp, [Media MVP])
 results(shout, [SHOUTcast])
 printf '\n\t'
-results(solaris, [Solaris])
+results(solaris_output, [Solaris])
 results(winmm_output, [WinMM])
 
 if
diff --git a/src/client_new.c b/src/client_new.c
index 5b2dfde65..1145c0236 100644
--- a/src/client_new.c
+++ b/src/client_new.c
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "client_internal.h"
+#include "fd_util.h"
 #include "fifo_buffer.h"
 #include "socket_util.h"
 #include "permission.h"
+#include "glib_socket.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ client_new(struct player_control *player_control,
 			      progname, hostaddr);
 
 			g_free(hostaddr);
-			close(fd);
+			close_socket(fd);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -79,18 +81,14 @@ client_new(struct player_control *player_control,
 
 	if (client_list_is_full()) {
 		g_warning("Max Connections Reached!");
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	client = g_new0(struct client, 1);
 	client->player_control = player_control;
 
-#ifndef G_OS_WIN32
-	client->channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(fd);
-#else
-	client->channel = g_io_channel_win32_new_socket(fd);
-#endif
+	client->channel = g_io_channel_new_socket(fd);
 	/* GLib is responsible for closing the file descriptor */
 	g_io_channel_set_close_on_unref(client->channel, true);
 	/* NULL encoding means the stream is binary safe; the MPD
diff --git a/src/event_pipe.c b/src/event_pipe.c
index 85fd6d917..890d89f24 100644
--- a/src/event_pipe.c
+++ b/src/event_pipe.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "event_pipe.h"
 #include "fd_util.h"
 #include "mpd_error.h"
+#include "glib_socket.h"
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -94,11 +95,7 @@ void event_pipe_init(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		MPD_ERROR("Couldn't open pipe: %s", strerror(errno));
 
-#ifndef G_OS_WIN32
-	channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(event_pipe[0]);
-#else
-	channel = g_io_channel_win32_new_fd(event_pipe[0]);
-#endif
+	channel = g_io_channel_new_socket(event_pipe[0]);
 	g_io_channel_set_encoding(channel, NULL, NULL);
 	g_io_channel_set_buffered(channel, false);
 
diff --git a/src/fd_util.c b/src/fd_util.c
index 36f6e2fc9..882b4c7d5 100644
--- a/src/fd_util.c
+++ b/src/fd_util.c
@@ -327,3 +327,13 @@ inotify_init_cloexec(void)
 }
 
 #endif
+
+int
+close_socket(int fd)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	return closesocket(fd);
+#else
+	return close(fd);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/fd_util.h b/src/fd_util.h
index 96ad784d4..dd4df7a13 100644
--- a/src/fd_util.h
+++ b/src/fd_util.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #ifndef FD_UTIL_H
 #define FD_UTIL_H
 
+#include "check.h"
+
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ recvmsg_cloexec(int sockfd, struct msghdr *msg, int flags);
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY_INIT
+
 /**
  * Wrapper for inotify_init(), which sets the CLOEXEC flag (atomically
  * if supported by the OS).
@@ -135,3 +139,11 @@ int
 inotify_init_cloexec(void);
 
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * Portable wrapper for close(); use closesocket() on WIN32/WinSock.
+ */
+int
+close_socket(int fd);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/glib_socket.h b/src/glib_socket.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46fab37dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/glib_socket.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2011 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_GLIB_SOCKET_H
+#define MPD_GLIB_SOCKET_H
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+/**
+ * Portable wrapper for g_io_channel_unix_new() or
+ * g_io_channel_win32_new_socket().
+ */
+G_GNUC_MALLOC
+static inline GIOChannel *
+g_io_channel_new_socket(int fd)
+{
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+	return g_io_channel_win32_new_socket(fd);
+#else
+	return g_io_channel_unix_new(fd);
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/output/httpd_client.c b/src/output/httpd_client.c
index e2c49c6c8..7a50f6fe6 100644
--- a/src/output/httpd_client.c
+++ b/src/output/httpd_client.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "page.h"
 #include "icy_server.h"
 #include "glib_compat.h"
+#include "glib_socket.h"
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -459,11 +460,7 @@ httpd_client_new(struct httpd_output *httpd, int fd, bool metadata_supported)
 
 	client->httpd = httpd;
 
-#ifndef G_OS_WIN32
-	client->channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(fd);
-#else
-	client->channel = g_io_channel_win32_new_socket(fd);
-#endif
+	client->channel = g_io_channel_new_socket(fd);
 
 	/* GLib is responsible for closing the file descriptor */
 	g_io_channel_set_close_on_unref(client->channel, true);
diff --git a/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c b/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c
index ab663badf..8ef0c11a6 100644
--- a/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/httpd_output_plugin.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ httpd_listen_in_event(int fd, const struct sockaddr *address,
 			g_warning("libwrap refused connection (libwrap=%s) from %s",
 			      progname, hostaddr);
 			g_free(hostaddr);
-			close(fd);
+			close_socket(fd);
 			g_mutex_unlock(httpd->mutex);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ httpd_listen_in_event(int fd, const struct sockaddr *address,
 		     httpd->clients_cnt < httpd->clients_max))
 			httpd_client_add(httpd, fd);
 		else
-			close(fd);
+			close_socket(fd);
 	} else if (fd < 0 && errno != EINTR) {
 		g_warning("accept() failed: %s", g_strerror(errno));
 	}
diff --git a/src/output/solaris_output_plugin.c b/src/output/solaris_output_plugin.c
index 796c7806d..ce726009a 100644
--- a/src/output/solaris_output_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/solaris_output_plugin.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-#include <sys/audio.h>
 #include <sys/stropts.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -32,6 +31,25 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#ifdef __sun
+#include <sys/audio.h>
+#else
+
+/* some fake declarations that allow build this plugin on systems
+   other than Solaris, just to see if it compiles */
+
+#define AUDIO_GETINFO 0
+#define AUDIO_SETINFO 0
+#define AUDIO_ENCODING_LINEAR 0
+
+struct audio_info {
+	struct {
+		unsigned sample_rate, channels, precision, encoding;
+	} play;
+};
+
+#endif
+
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "solaris_output"
 
diff --git a/src/server_socket.c b/src/server_socket.c
index fc8dbd17a..4affeb91b 100644
--- a/src/server_socket.c
+++ b/src/server_socket.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "socket_util.h"
 #include "fd_util.h"
 #include "glib_compat.h"
+#include "glib_socket.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ server_socket_open(struct server_socket *ss, GError **error_r)
 
 		/* register in the GLib main loop */
 
-		GIOChannel *channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(s->fd);
+		GIOChannel *channel = g_io_channel_new_socket(s->fd);
 		s->source_id = g_io_add_watch(channel, G_IO_IN,
 					      server_socket_in_event, s);
 		g_io_channel_unref(channel);
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ server_socket_close(struct server_socket *ss)
 			continue;
 
 		g_source_remove(s->source_id);
-		close(s->fd);
+		close_socket(s->fd);
 		s->fd = -1;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/socket_util.c b/src/socket_util.c
index aa0a44e44..f673d73e9 100644
--- a/src/socket_util.c
+++ b/src/socket_util.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error, listen_quark(), errno,
 			    "setsockopt() failed: %s", g_strerror(errno));
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error, listen_quark(), errno,
 			    "%s", g_strerror(errno));
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ socket_bind_listen(int domain, int type, int protocol,
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error, listen_quark(), errno,
 			    "listen() failed: %s", g_strerror(errno));
-		close(fd);
+		close_socket(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}