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dhcpcd vs netfilter

A side-by-side look at dhcpcd and netfilter. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

dhcpcd

dhcpcd

Network & Admin

dhcpcd is a DHCP client daemon that automatically configures network interfaces using DHCP. It is lightweight, reliable, and widely used on Linux systems to obtain IP addresses and other network configuration from a DHCP server.

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netfilter

netfilter

Network & Admin

Netfilter is an open-source framework in the Linux kernel that allows network packet filtering, network address translation, and other packet mangling. It is a critical part of Linux's networking stack.

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