def _assemble_devinfo(self):
        '''
        Internal method.  Assemble information on each interface/
        device that we know about, i.e., its MAC address and configured
        IP address and prefix.
        '''
        devtype = {}
        for p in pcap_devices():
            if p.isloop:
                devtype[p.name] = InterfaceType.Loopback
            else:
                if sys.platform == 'linux':
                    st,output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(["iwconfig", p.name])
                    if "no wireless extensions" in output:
                        devtype[p.name] = InterfaceType.Wired
                    else:
                        devtype[p.name] = InterfaceType.Wireless
                elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
                    devtype[p.name] = InterfaceType.Unknown
                else:
                    devtype[p.name] = InterfaceType.Unknown

        devinfo = {}
        ifinfo = net_if_addrs()
        for devname in self._devs:
            ifaddrs = ifinfo.get(devname, None)
            if ifaddrs is None:
                log_warn("Address info for interface {} not found! (skipping)".format(devname))

            if sys.platform == 'darwin':
                layer2addrfam = socket.AddressFamily.AF_LINK
            elif sys.platform == 'linux':
                layer2addrfam = socket.AddressFamily.AF_PACKET
            else:
                raise RuntimeException("Platform not supported")

            macaddr = "00:00:00:00:00:00"
            ipaddr = mask = "0.0.0.0"
            for addrinfo in ifaddrs:
                if addrinfo.family == socket.AddressFamily.AF_INET:
                    ipaddr = IPv4Address(addrinfo.address)
                    mask = IPv4Address(addrinfo.netmask)
                elif addrinfo.family == layer2addrfam:
                    macaddr = EthAddr(addrinfo.address)

            ifnum = socket.if_nametoindex(devname)
            devinfo[devname] = Interface(devname, macaddr, ipaddr, netmask=mask, ifnum=ifnum, iftype=devtype[devname])
        return devinfo