Monitor device connection to the internet (CISCO)

PROBLEMMonitor device access to the internet and create action when connection is not available (e.g. restart device).
SOLUTIONCreating IP SLA (monitor) and trigger e.g. ‘reload’ action using event manager (EEM).

[?] What is IP SLA?
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/blogs/vip-perspectives/2017/06/13/ip-sla-fundamentals

//Create simple IP SLA with google DNS server as the target from interface FastEtheret 0/1

Router(config)# ip sla 1
Router(config-ip-sla)# icmp-echo 8.8.8.8 source-interface FastEthernet 0/1
Router(config-ip-sla)# timeout 5000
Router(config-ip-sla)# frequency 50
#Config IP sla to start now and live forever
Router(config)# ip sla schedule 1 start-time now life forever
#Track IP sla reachability
track 10 rtr 1 reachability
#On some other versions you have to use "track 1 ip sla 1 reachability"

OUTPUT

*Sep 15 13:37:00 %TRACK-6-STATE: 10 ip sla 1 srate Up -> Down

Copy & Paste

conf t
ip sla 1
icmp-echo 8.8.8.8 source-interface FastEthernet 0/1
timeout 5000
frequency 50
exit
ip sla schedule 1 start-time now life forever
track 10 rtr 1 reachability
exit

Credit: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21986774/IP-addresses-may-not-be-configured-on-L2-links-on-Cisco-1801.html

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