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dhclient and dhcpcd the real difference

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Mar 15, 202643648 views
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I can't figure out the difference from just the man pages. I can see what is a daemon and one is a client, but what does that mean practically when using the commands? Also what is the difference between the client and daemon in this case, not just the terms (client and daemon) but functionally wis…

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dhclient - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client

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ISC provides dhclient, and as such, it serves as sort of a reference. The more lightweight dhcpcd is somewhat more up to date. Both dhcpcd and dhclient are fully capable DHCP client daemons. Dhclient is not a "one-time" utility: man dhclient -w Cont…

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