Just fyi, the network device check does not check if the interface is up but if the interface receives data, as you can see from the log:
syslog:Jun 10 11:57:38 black watchdog[9686]: device eth0 did not receive anything since last check -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/795622 Title: Interface sensor fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/watchdog/+bug/795622/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs