__exclusive__ — Netflow Tools

ip flow-cache timeout active 1 # Export every 1 min (active flows) ip flow-cache timeout inactive 15 # Export after 15 sec idle ip flow-cache timeout fast 30 # For TCP FIN/RST : Shorter timers = more exports = higher CPU/network load. Longer timers = delayed visibility. 3. NetFlow Tool Stack Architecture A production NetFlow deployment has four layers : Layer 1: Exporters (Network Devices) Configure routers/switches/firewalls to send NetFlow.

# Flows per second (FPS) spike nfcapd -p 2055 -w -l /data -T all # Real-time: watch -n 1 'nfdump -R /data -r current -s flows | head' (requires NetFlow v9 + BGP table) netflow tools

softflowd -D -i eth0 -v 5 -n 192.168.1.100:2055 Receives UDP datagrams, parses, stores to disk/time-series DB. ip flow-cache timeout active 1 # Export every