* and then Ford, Mike declared.... php > > 543 => 2 > > 432 => 2 // like here, more 2's than 1's see? > > 566 => 2 > > 568 => 2 > > 999 => 3 > > 878 => 3 > > 444 => 3 > > That's not terribly good, as you are using the "unknowns" (ip addresses) as keys to the "knowns" (machine IDs). It would be better keying off the machine IDs, although this does lead to a 2-level array; something like: > > array( 1 => array(123), > 2 => array(543, 432, 566, 568), > 3 => array(999, 878, 444) > ) That's exactly what i have Mike, the above was what i had generated in an attempt to get the ips in sequential machineId order ;-) So, now im back to square one, do you have a suggestion as to how to acheive the goal? - many, many thanks.. -- Nick W -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php