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dhcpcd vs Shorewall

A side-by-side look at dhcpcd and Shorewall. 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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Shorewall

Shorewall

Network & Admin

Shorewall is an open source firewall configuration tool for Linux operating systems. It provides a command-line interface and configuration files to easily set up Netfilter rules, interfaces, zones, and other common firewall components.

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