maskfld := fields[1]
			maskfld = maskfld[1:]
			pfxlen, _, ok := dtoi(maskfld)
			if !ok {
				return nil, errors.New("cannot parse network mask for interface: " + status)
			}
			var mask IPMask
			if ip.To4() != nil { // IPv4 or IPv6 IPv4-mapped address
				mask = CIDRMask(pfxlen-8*len(v4InV6Prefix), 8*IPv4len)
			}
			if ip.To16() != nil && ip.To4() == nil { // IPv6 address