How to setup Netflow for FreeBSD and Linux. On FreeBSD: /usr/sbin/ngctl -f- <<-SEQ mkpeer re0: netflow lower iface0 name re0:lower netflow connect re0: netflow: upper out0 mkpeer netflow: ksocket export inet/dgram/udp msg netflow:export connect inet/10.10.0.250:2222 SEQ ... wbere re0 is for example the interface inside or outside By default it's v5 flows. Interval is fixed. On Linux: [Hervey] To see not just the inside->outside traffic, but also the traffic generated by the noc machine itself, the trick is to use INTERFACE="any" in /etc/default/softflowd. [Brian] To see IPv6 flows use -v 9. To break up long-lived flows use -t maxlife=5m ~~~ INTERFACE="br-lan" OPTIONS="-n 10.10.0.250:9991 -v 9 -t maxlife=5m" ~~~