diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index ad2d033..ccac949 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Hacking
 
-## Reporting issues and ideas
+Everyone is welcome to [hack][] naxalnet.
+See below for how to hack.
+
+## Reporting issues and suggesting ideas
 
 To report a bug or suggest an idea, create a new issue at
 <https://git.disroot.org/pranav/naxalnet/issues> with a
@@ -21,3 +24,5 @@ your username to:
 naxalnet needs distro packages in Debian, Fedora, openSUSE,
 and nixos. If you know/like to package it to your distro,
 post to issue #6.
+
+[hack]: https://catb.org/jargon/html/H/hack.html
diff --git a/naxalnet/iwd.py b/naxalnet/iwd.py
index ffe68cc..5a18f40 100644
--- a/naxalnet/iwd.py
+++ b/naxalnet/iwd.py
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ class IWD:
     """Manage iwd via dbus"""
 
     def __init__(self, bus=SystemMessageBus()):
+        # self._bus and self._proxy are meant for use only in this file
         self._bus = bus
+        self.reload()
+
+    def reload(self):
+        """reload the proxy"""
         self._proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, IWD_ROOT_PATH)
 
     def get_name_from_path(self, path: str) -> str:
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ class IWD:
             proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, i)
             if proxy.Name == name:
                 return i
+        # If no devices were found, return None
         return None
 
     def get_adapter_path_from_name(self, name: str) -> str:
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ class IWD:
             proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, i)
             if proxy.Name == name:
                 return i
+        # If no adapters were found
         return None
 
     def get_all_device_paths(self) -> list:
@@ -92,20 +99,38 @@ class IWD:
 
 
 class Device:
-    """control devices with iwd"""
+    """
+    control devices with iwd
+    name: name of device
+    adapter: name of adapter (str)
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, name: str, bus=SystemMessageBus()):
         self._iwd = IWD(bus)
         self._bus = self._iwd._bus
         self._path = self._iwd.get_device_path_from_name(name)
-        self._proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, self._path)
+        self.reload()
         self.name = self._proxy.Name
         adapter_path = self._proxy.Adapter
         self.adapter = self._iwd.get_name_from_path(adapter_path)
 
+    def reload(self):
+        """reload the proxy after changing mode"""
+        self._proxy = self._bus.get_proxy(IWD_BUS, self._path)
+
     def get_mode(self) -> str:
         """
         returns the mode in which the device is in
         example: "ap"
         """
         return self._proxy.Mode
+
+    def set_mode(self, mode: str):
+        """change the device mode to mode"""
+        self._proxy.Mode = mode
+        self.reload()
+
+    def start_adhoc_open(self, name):
+        if self.get_mode() != "ad-hoc":
+            self.set_mode("ad-hoc")
+        # TODO: connect to network