# File lib/rubyipmi/freeipmi/commands/lan.rb, line 87
    def parse(landata)
      if ! landata.nil? and ! landata.empty?
        landata.lines.each do |line|
          # clean up the data from spaces
          next if line.match(/#+/)
          next if line.match(/Section/i)
          line.gsub!(/\t/, '')
          item = line.split(/\s+/)
          key = item.first.strip.downcase
          value = item.last.strip
          @info[key] = value

        end
      end
      return @info
    end