diff --git a/pandora_console/ChangeLog b/pandora_console/ChangeLog
index 1e2a32a3dd..165c294a6f 100644
--- a/pandora_console/ChangeLog
+++ b/pandora_console/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2013-09-27  Ramon Novoa  <rnovoa@artica.es>
+
+	* include/functions_netflow.php,
+	  operation/netflow/nf_live_view.php: Show an error if nfdump version
+	  older than 1.6.8 is installed (this is the minimum version required
+	  to work with Pandora FMS).
+
 2013-09-27 Miguel de Dios <miguel.dedios@artica.es>
 	
 	* include/javascript/jquery.pandora.js: the button to close in the
diff --git a/pandora_console/include/functions_netflow.php b/pandora_console/include/functions_netflow.php
index 237b71cca1..a951581355 100644
--- a/pandora_console/include/functions_netflow.php
+++ b/pandora_console/include/functions_netflow.php
@@ -1345,4 +1345,47 @@ function netflow_format_aggregate ($aggregate) {
 		}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check the nfdump binary for compatibility.
+ * 
+ * @param string nfdump binary full path.
+ * 
+ * @return 1 if the binary does not exist or is not executable, 2 if a
+ *         version older than 1.6.8 is installed or the version cannot be
+ *         determined, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+function netflow_check_nfdump_binary ($nfdump_binary) {
+	
+	// Check that the binary exists and is executable
+	if (! is_executable ($nfdump_binary)) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	// Check at least version 1.6.8
+	$output = '';
+	$rc = -1;
+	exec ($nfdump_binary . ' -V', $output, $rc);
+	if ($rc != 0) {
+		return 2;
+	}
+	
+	$matches = array();
+	foreach ($output as $line) {
+		if (preg_match ('/Version:\s*(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/', $line, $matches) === 1) {
+			if ($matches[1] < 1) {
+				return 2;
+			}
+			if ($matches[2] < 6) {
+				return 2;
+			}
+			if ($matches[3] < 8) {
+				return 2;
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return 2;
+}
+
 ?>
diff --git a/pandora_console/operation/netflow/nf_live_view.php b/pandora_console/operation/netflow/nf_live_view.php
index 95459c3546..7709dd2479 100644
--- a/pandora_console/operation/netflow/nf_live_view.php
+++ b/pandora_console/operation/netflow/nf_live_view.php
@@ -104,11 +104,20 @@ $start_date = $end_date - $period;
 if (! defined ('METACONSOLE')) {
 	//Header
 	ui_print_page_header (__('Netflow live view'), "images/op_netflow.png", false, "", false, array ());
-	if (! is_executable ($config['netflow_nfdump'])) {
+	
+	// Check the nfdump binary
+	$check_result = netflow_check_nfdump_binary ($config['netflow_nfdump']);
+	
+	// Not found or not executable
+	if ($check_result == 1) {
 		ui_print_error_message(
 			sprintf(__('nfdump binary (%s) not found!'),
 				$config['netflow_nfdump']));
 	}
+	// Wrong version
+	else if ($check_result == 2) {
+		ui_print_error_message(sprintf(__('Make sure nfdump version 1.6.8 or newer is installed!')));
+	}
 }
 else {
 	$nav_bar = array(array('link' => 'index.php?sec=main', 'text' => __('Main')),