diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e11ee6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.DS_Store
+.idea
+*.log
+tmp/
+
+*.py[cod]
+*.egg
+build
+htmlcov
+__pycache__
diff --git a/naxalnet/iwd.py b/naxalnet/iwd.py
index 7c2ab12..ffe68cc 100644
--- a/naxalnet/iwd.py
+++ b/naxalnet/iwd.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from dasbus.connection import SystemMessageBus
 
 IWD_BUS = "net.connman.iwd"
 IWD_ROOT_PATH = "/"
+IWD_DEVICE_INTERFACE = "net.connman.iwd.Device"
+IWD_ADAPTER_INTERFACE = "net.connman.iwd.Adapter"
 
 # If you are new to D-Bus, you might want to use a program
 # such as D-Feet (https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DFeet) for reference.
@@ -19,34 +21,74 @@ class IWD:
         self._proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, IWD_ROOT_PATH)
 
     def get_name_from_path(self, path: str) -> str:
-        """returns device name when d-bus path is given as arg"""
+        """returns device or adapter name when d-bus path is given as arg"""
+        proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, path)
+        return proxy.Name
 
     def get_device_path_from_name(self, name: str) -> str:
         """returns path of device as str"""
+        device_paths = self.get_all_device_paths()
+        for i in device_paths:
+            proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, i)
+            if proxy.Name == name:
+                return i
+        return None
 
     def get_adapter_path_from_name(self, name: str) -> str:
         """returns path of adapter as str"""
-
-    def get_all_object_paths(self) -> list:
-        """returns a list of path names of all objects"""
+        adapter_paths = self.get_all_adapter_paths()
+        for i in adapter_paths:
+            proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, i)
+            if proxy.Name == name:
+                return i
+        return None
 
     def get_all_device_paths(self) -> list:
         """returns list of paths of all devices"""
+        objects = self._proxy.GetManagedObjects()
+        paths = []
+        for key, value in objects.items():
+            # if value is a device, add its path to paths
+            if IWD_DEVICE_INTERFACE in value:
+                paths.append(key)
+        return paths
 
     def get_all_adapter_paths(self) -> list:
         """returns list of paths of all adapters"""
+        objects = self._proxy.GetManagedObjects()
+        paths = []
+
+        for key, value in objects.items():
+            # if value is an adapter, add its path to paths
+            if IWD_ADAPTER_INTERFACE in value:
+                paths.append(key)
+        return paths
 
     def get_devices(self) -> list:
         """
         returns list of device names as str
         example: ["wlan0", "wlan1"]
         """
+        devices = []
+        device_paths = self.get_all_device_paths()
+
+        for i in device_paths:
+            name = self.get_name_from_path(i)
+            devices.append(name)
+        return devices
 
     def get_adapters(self) -> list:
         """
         returns list of adapters
         example: ["phy0","phy1"]
         """
+        adapters = []
+        adapter_paths = self.get_all_adapter_paths()
+
+        for i in adapter_paths:
+            name = self.get_name_from_path(i)
+            adapters.append(name)
+        return adapters
 
 
 class Device:
@@ -55,9 +97,11 @@ class Device:
     def __init__(self, name: str, bus=SystemMessageBus()):
         self._iwd = IWD(bus)
         self._bus = self._iwd._bus
-        self._path = self._iwd.get_path_from_name(name)
+        self._path = self._iwd.get_device_path_from_name(name)
         self._proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, self._path)
         self.name = self._proxy.Name
+        adapter_path = self._proxy.Adapter
+        self.adapter = self._iwd.get_name_from_path(adapter_path)
 
     def get_mode(self) -> str:
         """
@@ -65,6 +109,3 @@ class Device:
         example: "ap"
         """
         return self._proxy.Mode
-
-    def get_adapter_name(self) -> str:
-        """returns the name of the adapter as str"""