diff --git a/files/status-1.sh b/files/status-1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d4931b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/status-1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+#!/bin/bash
+net=wg0
+test_time=2
+T1=$(cat /sys/class/net/$net/statistics/tx_bytes)
+sleep $test_time
+T2=$(cat /sys/class/net/$net/statistics/tx_bytes)
+
+#echo "t2=$T2 t1=$T1"
+tot=$(( (T2 - T1)))
+
+if [ $tot -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "1"
+fi
+
+
diff --git a/files/status.sh b/files/status.sh
index 5df1158..42196d6 100644
--- a/files/status.sh
+++ b/files/status.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@ function ifup {
     if [[ ! -d /sys/class/net/${1} ]]; then
         return 1
     else
-        [[ $(</sys/class/net/${1}/carrier) == 1 ]]
+	    net=${1}
+	    test_time=2
+	    T1=$(cat /sys/class/net/$net/statistics/tx_bytes)
+	    sleep $test_time
+	    T2=$(cat /sys/class/net/$net/statistics/tx_bytes)
+
+	    tot=$(( (T2 - T1)))
+
+	    if [ $tot -eq 0 ]; then
+		return 1
+	    fi
     fi
 }