How about this option: SELECT distinct ip_info.* FROM ip_info RIGHT JOIN network_events USING (ip) RIGHT JOIN host_events USING (ip) WHERE (network_events.name='blah' OR host_events.name = 'blah') AND ip_info.ip IS NOT NULL;
Nah, that seems to be much much worse. The other queries usually return in 1-2 minutes, this one has been running for 30 minutes and has still not returned -Mike
