Install and configure Nfsen: cd /usr/local/src sudo wget "http://sourceforge.net/projects/nfsen/files/latest/download " -O nfsen.tar.gz sudo tar xvzf nfsen.tar.gz cd nfsen-1.3.6p1 cd etc sudo cp nfsen-dist.conf nfsen.conf sudo gedit nfsen.conf Set the $BASEDIR variable: $BASEDIR="/var/nfsen"; Adjust the tools path to where items actually reside: # Nfdump tools path $PREFIX = '/usr/bin'; Define users for Apache access: $WWWUSER = 'www-data'; $WWWGROUP = 'www-data'; Set small buffer size for quick data rendering: # Receive buffer size for nfcapd $BUFFLEN = 2000; Find the %sources definition, and modify as follows (same port number as set in fprobe install): %sources=( 'eth0' => {'port'=>'9001','col'=>'#0000ff','type'=>'netflow'}, ); Save and exit gedit. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Create the NetFlow user on the system: sudo useradd -d /var/netflow -G www-data -m -s /bin/false netflow +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Initialize Nfsen: cd /usr/local/src/nfsen-1.3.6p1 sudo ./install.pl etc/nfsen.conf sudo /var/nfsen/bin/nfsen start You may notice errors that include pack_sockaddr_in6 and unpack_sockaddr_in6; these can be ignored. Run sudo /var/nfsen/bin/nfsen status to ensure that Nfsen is running properly. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Install the Nfsen init script: sudo ln -s /var/nfsen/bin/nfsen /etc/init.d/nfsen sudo update-rc.d nfsen defaults 20