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title: "Configure Netsense"
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Files in the configuration directory must be changed as described in the following sections to set the configuration that enable Netsense to function and yield expected results.

Go to the directory containing configuration files using the command cd etc/. The two files meant for this are highlighted in the illustration below.

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Configuration files in the directory etc

**Note**: As a rule, edit the file node.cfg first and then the td_pkt_sensor.cfg. That is configure the interfaces first and then make the necessary settings for Netsense.