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Stream app - Netflowreceiver problem

heskez
Engager

Hi There, I've configured the stream app and streamfwd.log as follow:

netflowReceiver.0.ip = 192.168.1.2
netflowReceiver.0.port = 9996
netflowReceiver.0.protocol = udp
netflowReceiver.0.decoder = netflow

UDP Netflow is coming in on the splunk server, confirmed with TCPDUMP

However, I don't get the netflow data and see these kinds of errors in streamfwd.log:

Caught exception in openDatagramListenersystem:99 bind
Unable to start any Netflow Receivers

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gjanders
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Ok so try a different port number (just as a test obviously)
netstat -anp | grep 9996 should show you which process is already in use, based on your previous post:
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9996 0.0.0.0: 12482/nfcapd

If you ps -ef | grep 12482
You will get some more detail

What is nfcapd? I googled it and it advises it is already capturing network traffic for stream...you will either need to switch port on the stream receiver or stop nfcapd to run the stream on port 9996

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p_gurav
Champion

Can you provide inputs.conf ?

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heskez
Engager

Local:

[streamfwd://streamfwd]
splunk_stream_app_location = http://localhost:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/
stream_forwarder_id =
disabled = 0

Default:

[streamfwd]
disabled = true

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heskez
Engager

Is this inputs.conf sufficient to proceed?

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Cliff-M
Engager

@heskez Hello there,

I am having this same issue (stream.NetflowReceiver - NetFlowDecoder::decodeFlow Unable to decode flow set data. No template with id 5206) were you able to get this resolved? If so, how did you fix it? I've searched for documentation and not specific to this problem.

Thanks

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