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diff --git a/archinstall/lib/networking.py b/archinstall/lib/networking.py
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+import fcntl
+import socket
+import struct
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+from .exceptions import *
+
+def getHwAddr(ifname):
+	s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+	info = fcntl.ioctl(s.fileno(), 0x8927,  struct.pack('256s', bytes(ifname, 'utf-8')[:15]))
+	return ':'.join('%02x' % b for b in info[18:24])
+	
+def list_interfaces(skip_loopback=True):
+	interfaces = OrderedDict()
+	for index, iface in socket.if_nameindex():
+		if skip_loopback and iface == 'lo': continue
+
+		mac = getHwAddr(iface).replace(':', '-')
+		interfaces[mac] = iface
+	return interfaces