# Node.name not reflected in "host"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-name-not-reflected-in-host/121305>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [February 24, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-name-not-reflected-in-host/121305 "2018-02-24T00:51:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Makra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Makra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Makra)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-name-not-reflected-in-host/121305/2 "2018-02-24T06:46:41Z")

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> [@About host field value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-host-field-value/39970):
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> Hi. I am using udp input plugin to listen to syslog messages. The documentation says that the host field is the "The address which logstash will listen on". This is exacly what I need, but instead, host value is the IP address of the machine that sends the syslog message. Is that how it should be? Any way I can get the name of the LogStash machine no matter which plugin I am using? Thx in advance for your help.

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