--- network.orig	2003-09-07 17:17:15.000000000 -0400
+++ network	2003-09-07 17:17:21.000000000 -0400
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 		/etc/init.d/net.$DEVICE stop
 		;;
 	"check")
+		exit `/etc/init.d/net.$DEVICE --quiet status`
 		;;
 esac