code: def get_hosts_info(self):
          
          result = []
          index = 0
          while index < self.host_numbers:
              host = self.get_generic_host_entry(index)
              result.append({
                  'ip': host['NewIPAddress'],
                  'name': host['NewHostName'],
                  'mac': host['NewMACAddress'],
                  'status': host['NewActive']})
              index += 1
          return result
docs: Returns a list of dicts with information about the known hosts.
          The dict-keys are: 'ip', 'name', 'mac', 'status'