Internet Uptime - how to setup in Cacti

[rgroothuis]

I want to monitor my internet connection stability, I want to do a continuous ping to for example 8.8.8.8 and monitor the stability of my internet connection. How can I set this up in Cacti?

I found the mechanism to monitor ping latency, but not really how to measure/graph the uptime. Any suggestions?

I'm a newbie in Cacti by the way, still learning by doing.

[Rno]

Create a host Google as 8.8.8.8 for the hostname, make it without any device template
than add the graph Unix - Ping Latency
and finaly do the graph
and voila

[rgroothuis]

Create a host Google as 8.8.8.8 for the hostname, make it without any device template
than add the graph Unix - Ping Latency
and finaly do the graph
and voila

Ok, thanks. Ping Latency is the trick to solve this. Thanks. I found this option indeed.

I was wondering if there was also an Up/Down type tests.

[rgroothuis]

Ping latency is working fine for some time.

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[Rno]

Up/Down is based on interface status, so it will only give you information if your link is interuupted with your provider, or to your CPE, not after that.

[TheWitness]

In the latest Net-SNMP Device Template there is an Uptime Graph Template. You should use that. I would say in the server world (screwing windows cause they screwed themselves), the Net-SNMP template, should cover almost 100% of the space.

[Rno]

If I'm right uptime need to access a specific OID to work.
How can you do that on Google server ?