Netflow Sampling Rate

Adam

Hi,

We are trying to setup CloudFlares 'Magic Network Monitor' / Netflow feature; https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-network-monitoring/get-started/

Our issue is sampling rate - Cloudflare samples with "Packets per second (PPS)" and Watchguard samples 1 out of every x packets - to have accurate visibility it would be great to get this sampling close but have no idea how we can align these different rates. (Surly base on PPS this can change dramatically during busy periods)

Any ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Adam

james.carson

Hi @Adam

At this current point in time, the firebox only supports that one sampling method.

(Configure NetFlow)
https://www.watchguard.com/help/docs/help-center/en-US/Content/en-US/Fireware/basicadmin/netflow_configure.html

If this is an issue, I would suggest opening a support case so we can gather more details about your specific use case/requirements and get a feature request created for you.