diff --git a/i3bar_base.nim b/i3bar_base.nim
index 6080246..4715e47 100644
--- a/i3bar_base.nim
+++ b/i3bar_base.nim
@@ -62,4 +62,3 @@ proc getArguments*(): seq[string] =
 proc outputJSON*(data: i3barData) =
   echo $$data
 
-
diff --git a/i3bar_nic.nim b/i3bar_nic.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd71b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3bar_nic.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import i3bar_base
+import std/os
+import std/osproc
+import std/threadpool
+import strutils
+
+const nics: seq[string] = @["enp3s0","wlp2s0","enp0s20f0u3"]
+
+# /sys/class/net/*/operstate up or down if connected
+
+proc get_ip(nic: string): string =
+  let cmd = "ifconfig " & nic & " | grep inet | awk -F\" \" '{print $2}' | head -1 | awk '{print $1}'" 
+  let ip = execCmdEx(cmd)
+  return strip(ip.output)
+
+proc get_online_state(nic: string): string =
+  let oper = readFile("/sys/class/net/" & nic & "/operstate")
+  let state = strip(oper)
+  return "[" & state & "]"
+
+proc get_net(nic: string): (string, string) =
+  let state = get_online_state(nic)
+  let ip = get_ip(nic)
+  if state == "[down]" or ip == "":
+    return ("disconnected", state)
+  return (ip, state)
+
+proc getObject(conn: string): i3barData =
+  let data = i3barData(
+    full_text: conn,
+    color: foreground,
+    border: purple,
+    background: black
+  )
+  return data
+
+proc get_net_info(nic: string)  =
+  var last_ip = ""
+  var last_state = ""
+  while true:
+    let (ip, state) = get_net(nic)
+    if ip != last_ip or state != last_state:
+      let data = getObject(state & " " & ip)
+      outputJSON(data)
+    last_ip = ip
+    last_state = state
+    sleep(1000)
+
+proc await_click_info() =
+  while true:
+    let input = parseInput()
+    if input.button == 1:
+      discard execCmd("alacritty -e nmtui-connect")
+
+proc get_nic(): string =
+  for nic in nics:
+    if dirExists("/sys/class/net/" & nic):
+      return nic
+  return "no-nic"
+
+proc main() =
+  let mynic = get_nic()
+  if dirExists("/sys/class/net/" & mynic):
+    spawn get_net_info(mynic)
+    spawn await_click_info()
+    sync()
+
+main()
diff --git a/i3bar_pingclock.nim b/i3bar_pingclock.nim
index c2057b4..9956ec7 100644
--- a/i3bar_pingclock.nim
+++ b/i3bar_pingclock.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import strutils
 import i3bar_base
 
 const host: string = "web.wilde.cloud"
-const cmd: string = "ping -c 1 " & host
+const cmd: string = "ping -4 -c 1 " & host
 const time_secs: int = 4
 
 let ping_re = re(r"time=[0-9.]+")
diff --git a/i3bar_testblock.nim b/i3bar_testblock.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83f61cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3bar_testblock.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import std/os
+import strutils
+import std/osproc
+import std/math
+import i3bar_base
+import std/threadpool
+
+proc get_data() =
+  while true:
+    let data1 = i3barData(
+      full_text: "Hello",
+      color: foreground,
+      border: yellow,
+      background: black
+    )
+    outputJSON(data1)
+    sleep(1000)
+    let data2 = i3barData(
+      full_text: "Bye",
+      color: foreground,
+      border: yellow,
+      background: black
+      )
+    outputJSON(data2)
+    sleep(1000)
+
+proc await_click_info() =
+  while true:
+    let input = parseInput()
+    case input.button:
+      of 1,4:
+        get_data()
+      of 3,5:
+        get_data()
+      else:
+        let no = false 
+        
+    clearInput(2)
+
+proc main() =
+  spawn get_data()
+  spawn await_click_info()
+  sync()
+
+main()
diff --git a/i3bar_volume.nim b/i3bar_volume.nim
index 267d01b..bd2706b 100644
--- a/i3bar_volume.nim
+++ b/i3bar_volume.nim
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ proc get_volume(run_once: bool = false) =
       let data = i3barData(
         full_text: text,
         color: foreground,
-        border: green
+        border: green,
+        background: black
       )
       outputJSON(data)
       if run_once: