Getting Data In

Hostname Change

awilkoski
Engager

I am using splunk as our syslog server. I am new to splunk and everything about it. Currently the data coming in is from various routers and switches. The hostnames are that of the IP address of the devices. Is there a way to change the hostname by the name found in the source log?

Tags (1)

awilkoski
Engager

I see I have two inputs.conf files. Which one am I supposed to be modifing? Also should that be added under the UDP section? If so then I am not seeing UDP in either file.

0 Karma

mikelanghorst
Motivator

add the following to your inputs.conf stanza:

connection_host = dns

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Agentic SOC Triage: Investigating Splunk ES Notables with MCP Server and a Local LLM

The Problem: Too Many Alerts, Too Little Context Security operations teams running Splunk Enterprise Security ...

All Work and No Play? Not at .conf26! Unwind at These Evening Events

Between hands-on technical sessions, keynote reveals, and diving into live architectures, .conf26 is packed ...

Join the Hackathon at .conf26 and build a No-Code AI agent

Join us for the AI Agent Buildathon, an in-person, three-hour hands-on Hackathon where you’ll use Splunk Agent ...