Maurizio Molina wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm noting a wierd result in NfSen if I make the following query:
> -Select whatever 5 min. time interval
> -Stat TopN
> -Top: 500
> -Stat: FlowRecords
> -order by: flows
> -Aggregate: do not check any of the boxes (it means it will do the
> default aggregation, which is the 5-tuple: ip src, ip dst, proto, src
> port, dst port).
> -Limit: don't set any limit
> 
> In the list of the top 500 flows (that means: *sets* of flows with the
> same 5-tuple) I see that the no. of flows in the first top flows is
> always 10.  Further down in the list I then see 9, 8, 7, etc...
> This makes me suspect that NfSen limits the number of flows with thesame
> 5-tuple it can aggregate to 10.
> I haven't seen any duplicate in the list (i.e. flows with the same
> 5-tuple that are repeated more than one).
> 
> Can anybody check if they obtain the same behavior?

Hi Maurizio,

I did the same exercise. But in my case I have different numbers like 
35, 29, 28. etc. No such behaviour as you described.

> If you do that, could you please state if you use sampled or unsampled

sampled, 1/10000

> Netflow, with what sampling rate and (possibly) what is your inactive
> timeout? I think these settings may play a role...

What is "inactive timeout" and how to check it?

Regards,
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