diff -dPNur gpppon_0.3.orig/gpppon.c gpppon_0.3.ds/gpppon.c
--- gpppon_0.3.orig/gpppon.c	2009-02-16 03:05:57.000000000 +0100
+++ gpppon_0.3.ds/gpppon.c	2009-10-27 12:58:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define GPPPON "/usr/sbin/pppd"
 #endif
 
-static gchar abouttxt[] = "gpppon version 0.2 Dec 30 1999\n\
+static gchar abouttxt[] = "gpppon version 0.3 Feb 27 2009\n\
 Written by John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> based on\n\
 gpppwrap version 0.4, 01 Nov. 1999 by Guido Socher\n\
 (guido.s@writeme.com)\n\
@@ -67,6 +67,85 @@
 /* this is because I am lazy */
 static GtkWidget *mw_txt_label;
 
+static int
+read_param(char *buf, size_t size, FILE *f) {
+ int i=0, c;  
+ c = fgetc(f);
+ while ((c != EOF)&&(c != 0)) 
+  {
+	buf[i] = c;
+	if (++i == (size+1)) break;
+	c = fgetc(f);
+  }
+  buf[i] = 0;
+
+  return i;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ *Squirrel away the name of the active provider and return it on demand 
+*/
+gchar *
+provider (int task, gchar * name)
+{
+  static gchar provider[256];
+  if (task == TRUE)
+    {
+      strncpy (provider, name, 255);
+    }
+  return (provider);
+}
+
+static int
+get_state()
+{
+  int i;
+  DIR *procs;
+  struct dirent *entry;
+  char cmdfile[32], cmdname[256];
+  FILE *f;
+  size_t read;
+ 
+  cmdname[13] = 0;
+
+  procs = opendir ("/proc");
+  if (!procs) return 0;
+    
+  while ((entry = readdir (procs)))
+    {
+	for (i = 0; entry->d_name[i]; i++)
+		if (!isdigit(entry->d_name[i])) break;
+
+	if ((!i)||(i>15)||(entry->d_name[i])) continue;
+	sprintf(cmdfile, "/proc/%s/cmdline", entry->d_name);
+	f = fopen(cmdfile, "r");
+	if (!f) continue;
+
+	if ((fread(cmdname, 1, 15, f) == 15)&&(!strcmp(cmdname, "/usr/sbin/pppd"))) {
+	  do {
+	  	read = read_param(cmdname, 256, f);
+		puts(cmdname);
+		if ((read == 4)&&(!strcmp(cmdname, "call"))) {
+	  		read = read_param(cmdname, 256, f);
+			if (read < 64) {
+				provider (TRUE, cmdname);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	  } while (read > 0);
+	  
+	  fclose(f);
+	  gppp_state = 1;
+	  return gppp_state;
+	}
+	fclose(f);
+    }
+
+  closedir (procs);
+  gppp_state = 2;
+  return gppp_state;
+}
 
 static GList *
 get_provider_names ()
@@ -205,20 +284,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- *Squirrel away the name of the active provider and return it on demand 
-*/
-gchar *
-provider (int task, gchar * name)
-{
-  static gchar provider[256];
-  if (task == TRUE)
-    {
-      strncpy (provider, name, 255);
-    }
-  return (provider);
-}
-
-/*
  * the action associated with the ppp-off button
  */
 static gint
@@ -226,19 +291,31 @@
 {
   /*check if we are already off */
   gchar *txt, *name;
+  gchar message[256];
+  int status;
+
   if (gppp_state == 2)
     {
       gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (mw_txt_label), "Forced ppp-off");
     }
   else
     {
-      gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (mw_txt_label), "State is: off ");
+      gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (mw_txt_label), "Off");
     }
-  gppp_state = 2;		/*set state to off */
+  
   txt = gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (entry));
 
   name = provider (FALSE, "");
-  run_cmd (GPPPOFF, name, "", "");
+  status = run_cmd (GPPPOFF, name, "", "");
+  if (status) {
+    if (gppp_state != 2) {
+    	sprintf(message, "On, status = %d", status);
+    	gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (mw_txt_label), message);
+    }
+  } else {
+   gppp_state = 2;		/*set state to off */
+  }
+
   return (TRUE);
 }
 
@@ -266,7 +343,10 @@
 
   gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (mw_txt_label), "Dialing  ");
   status = run_cmd (GPPPON, "call", txt, "updetach");
-  sprintf(message, "status = %d", status);
+  if (status)
+  	sprintf(message, "Off, status = %d", status);
+  else
+  	sprintf(message, "On");
 gtk_label_set (GTK_LABEL (mw_txt_label), message);
   return (TRUE);
 }
@@ -304,7 +384,7 @@
   /* for some reason this does not work with my fvwm WM: */
   /*gtk_widget_set_uposition(GTK_WIDGET(mainwindow),10,110); */
   /* minimum size */
-  gtk_widget_set_usize (GTK_WIDGET (mainwindow), 290, 78);
+  gtk_widget_set_usize (GTK_WIDGET (mainwindow), 320, 78);
   gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (mainwindow), "gpppon");
   /* handle delete_event, usually by the 'close' option */
   gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (mainwindow), "delete_event",
@@ -376,11 +456,21 @@
 
 
   /* the text in the main window */
-  mw_txt_label = gtk_label_new ("ppp-on/off");
+  switch(get_state()) {
+    case 1:
+ 	mw_txt_label = gtk_label_new ("On");
+    break;
+    case 2:
+ 	mw_txt_label = gtk_label_new ("Off");
+    break;
+    default:
+ 	mw_txt_label = gtk_label_new ("Unknown");
+  }
+
   labelbox = gtk_hbox_new (FALSE, 0);
   /* make the label big enough be putting a box arround it
    * the hight does not matter as it is minimum size values: */
-  gtk_widget_set_usize (GTK_WIDGET (labelbox), 88, 10);
+  gtk_widget_set_usize (GTK_WIDGET (labelbox), 120, 10);
   /* pack: expand, fill, padd 4 */
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box2), labelbox, FALSE, FALSE, 4);
   /* put the label into the box: */