# Get bro to listen only to localhost **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [April 28, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/get-bro-to-listen-only-to-localhost/4809 "2017-04-28T15:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![James\_inthe\_box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@James\_inthe\_box](https://community.zeek.org/u/James_inthe_box)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/get-bro-to-listen-only-to-localhost/4809/1 "2017-04-28T15:51:59Z")
Interestingly, a Nessus scan now crashes bro...I can replicate this on one machine, so, how do I tell bro not to listen to all interfaces, and just localhost? It's a standalone instance. Thank you. James ---
**Author:** ![Azoff\_Justin\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Azoff\_Justin\_S](https://community.zeek.org/u/Azoff_Justin_S)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/get-bro-to-listen-only-to-localhost/4809/2 "2017-04-28T16:01:02Z")
Can you report that as a bug? I'm not sure if it is an option and broctl should set up bro to listen on localhost by default in standalone mode anyway. ---
**Author:** ![James\_inthe\_box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@James\_inthe\_box](https://community.zeek.org/u/James_inthe_box)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/get-bro-to-listen-only-to-localhost/4809/3 "2017-04-28T16:47:49Z")
Can do..thanks Justin! James ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/get-bro-to-listen-only-to-localhost/4809/4 "2022-05-06T15:44:53Z")