I am trying to read a an iptraf log file into a script. The data will then be processed and inserted into a database. The iptraf log file looks like so .. 
*** LAN traffic log, generated Thu Jul 14 17:49:44 2005


Ethernet address: 009096c7cf98 (ADSL Modem)
        Incoming total 297089 packets, 45056408 bytes; 293887 IP packe
+ts
        Outgoing total 401212 packets, 252051283 bytes; 398003 IP pack
+ets
        Average rates: 0.47 kbytes/s incoming, 2.63 kbytes/s outgoing
        Last 5-second rates: 0.00 kbytes/s incoming, 0.00 kbytes/s out
+going

Ethernet address: 0020ed7924c2 (Debian Router ext)
        Incoming total 401212 packets, 252051283 bytes; 398003 IP pack
+ets
        Outgoing total 297096 packets, 45056702 bytes; 293887 IP packe
+ts
        Average rates: 2.63 kbytes/s incoming, 0.47 kbytes/s outgoing
        Last 5-second rates: 0.00 kbytes/s incoming, 0.00 kbytes/s out
+going

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I am reading the file using the following technique 
my $LOGFILE = "iptraf.log";
open(LOGFILE, $LOGFILE) or die("Could not open log file.");
foreach my $line (<LOGFILE>) {
    #chomp($line);      
}

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I am then wanted to organise and sort the data from the log file appropriately. This is where i require some help. How can i create a hash thats primary key is the MAC Address which points to its corresponding name (eg Debian Router), and other details such as Incoming total packets , Outgoing etc. MAC ADDRESS ---> NAME --> Debian Router Incoming --> 21311 Outgoing --> 12112 Average Rate --> 4.0 I understand their is a bit of work in this script, but some heads up on how to structure this array for creating and writing. Or should i directly begin inserting data in the database rather than reading it into an associate array?

In reply to How to Process Log file by Anonymous Monk

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