diff --git a/xisdnload/XISDNLoad.ad b/xisdnload/XISDNLoad.ad
index 3f12e2c2..e3cfdab1 100644
--- a/xisdnload/XISDNLoad.ad
+++ b/xisdnload/XISDNLoad.ad
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 XISDNLoad.geometry:		250x100
 *Label*Justify:			left
-*Label*Label:			%7s %3d:%02d %4.0fcps %ldkB - %-100s
+! *Label*Label:			%7s %3d:%02d %4.0fcps %ldkB - %-100s
+*Label*Label:			%7s %3d:%02d %4.0fcps %ldkB
 ! *minScale:			8
-*minScale:			1
+*minScale:			2
 *JumpScroll:			1
 *update:			1
 *internalBorderWidth:		0
 *showGrip:			FALSE
 *onlineColor:			red
 *tryingColor:			yellow
-*activeColor:			green
-! *activate:			sudo route add default dev isdn2 &
-! *deactivate:			sudo route del default ; root isdnctrl hangup isdn2 &
+*activeColor:			lightgreen
+*activate:			/etc/isdn/xisdnload-netup &
+*deactivate:			/etc/isdn/xisdnload-netdown &
 *number:			.*
diff --git a/xisdnload/xisdnload-netdown b/xisdnload/xisdnload-netdown
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f23446f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xisdnload/xisdnload-netdown
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Example netdown script for xmonisdn
+# Do with it what you want.
+
+# Note that xisdnload looks at the routing table to determine if a connection
+# is "up" or not:
+# - if there is _ANY_ route to an isdn or ippp interface, clicking on xisdnload
+#   will cause the netdown script to be run.
+# - if there is _NO_ route to any isdn or ippp interface, clicking on xisdnload
+#   will cause the netup script to be run.
+#
+# As the example netdown script only hangs up the connection (and leaves the
+# routes alone), another click will simply try to hang up again (i.e. run this
+# script again). So, putting "isdnctrl dialmode all off" here is not that
+# useful, as you have to do "isdnctrl dialmode all auto" manually...
+
+# Feel free to modify the scripts so that the routes are deleted and added.
+
+egrep -s '^ i(sdn|ppp)' /proc/net/dev > /dev/null || exit 0
+/usr/sbin/isdnctrl hangup ippp0 > /dev/null
diff --git a/xisdnload/xisdnload-netup b/xisdnload/xisdnload-netup
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4c1e0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xisdnload/xisdnload-netup
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Example netup script for xisdnload
+# Do with it what you want.
+
+# Note that xisdnload looks at the routing table to determine if a connection
+# is "up" or not:
+# - if there is _ANY_ route to an isdn or ippp interface, clicking on xisdnload
+#   will cause the netdown script to be run. 
+# - if there is _NO_ route to any isdn or ippp interface, clicking on xisdnload
+#   will cause the netup script to be run.
+#
+# As the example netdown script only hangs up the connection (and leaves the
+# routes alone), another click will simply try to hang up again.  So, this
+# netup script will never be executed...
+# Feel free to modify the scripts so that the routes are deleted and added.
+
+exit 0