diff --git a/src/days/day08.zig b/src/days/day08.zig
index 5f695ee..87a7c79 100644
--- a/src/days/day08.zig
+++ b/src/days/day08.zig
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ pub fn run(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
             .index = junction_box_index,
             .position = .{ .v = .{ x, y, z } },
         };
+        std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{junction_box});
+
         try junction_boxes.append(allocator, junction_box);
     }
 
@@ -70,16 +72,43 @@ pub fn run(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
                 .to = other_junction_box,
                 .length = length,
             };
+            std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{connection});
+
             try possible_connections.append(allocator, connection);
         }
     }
 
-    for (junction_boxes.items) |junction_box| {
-        std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{junction_box});
-    }
+    std.mem.sort(Connection, possible_connections.items, {}, struct {
+        fn f(_: void, lhs: Connection, rhs: Connection) bool {
+            return lhs.length < rhs.length;
+        }
+    }.f);
+
+    var network_id: usize = 0;
+    for (possible_connections.items, 0..) |*connection, i| {
+        var connection_network_id = network_id;
+        for (possible_connections.items) |other_connection| {
+            if (connection.index == other_connection.index) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (other_connection.network == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (connection.connected(other_connection)) {
+                connection_network_id = other_connection.network.?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        connection.network = connection_network_id;
+        if (connection_network_id == network_id) {
+            network_id += 1;
+        }
 
-    for (possible_connections.items) |connection| {
         std.debug.print("{f}\n", .{connection});
+
+        if (i >= 10) {
+            break;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +124,14 @@ const Connection = struct {
     pub fn format(self: Self, w: *std.io.Writer) std.io.Writer.Error!void {
         try w.print("({d}) {d} to {d}, length = {d}, network = {?d}", .{self.index, self.from.index, self.to.index, self.length, self.network});
     }
+
+    pub fn connected(self: Self, other: Self) bool {
+        if (self.from.index == other.from.index) return true;
+        if (self.to.index == other.from.index) return true;
+        if (self.from.index == other.to.index) return true;
+        if (self.to.index == other.to.index) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
 };
 
 const JunctionBox = struct {