# hostname **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [October 26, 1999, 5:42am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hostname/67 "1999-10-26T05:42:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vern](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/vern/32/630_2.png) [@Vern](https://community.zeek.org/u/Vern)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 1999, 5:42am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hostname/67/1 "1999-10-26T05:42:06Z")
> I think that ther should be some way to localize information about > hostnames of machines involved into the policies. It is rather difficult > to navigate through lots of policies-files. Yes, I strongly agree. There will be features in the 0.7 release for doing just this. > Qest: How can I know that bro works properly? As far as I remember, I > didn't install additional required libs, but it works. Many systems come with the required library (libpcap) already installed. > After checking > policy-files, it told that it's lissening on interface ed0.Can I be sure > that it is true. You can believe the interface it claims to be listening on, that code is copied straight from tcpdump. To test it, create a connection that should be observed from the interface, terminate it, and see if Bro records it in the red.\* output file.     Vern ---
**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, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hostname/67/2 "2022-05-06T15:36:08Z")