Configuring Headend Broadband Access Router Features
Setting Optional IP Parameters
Activating IP Multicast Echo
The Cisco uBR7200 series echoes IP multicast packets by default. To activate IP multicast echo if it has been previously disabled, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode:
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Enables IP multicast echo. This is the default. | |
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To disable IP multicast echo, enter the no cable
Verifying IP Multicast Echo
To verify whether IP multicast echo has been activated or deactivated, enter the more
CMTS01# more system:running-config
Building configuration...
Current configuration:
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interface Cable6/0
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 no keepalive
no cable
cable downstream modulation 64qam cable downstream
cable upstream 0 scrambler no cable upstream 0 shutdown
Troubleshooting Tips
To troubleshoot the configuration, make sure you entered the correct slot and port numbers when you entered cable interface configuration mode.
Activating IP Broadcast Echo
By default, the Cisco uBR7200 series does not echo IP broadcast packets. To activate IP broadcast echo, use the following command in cable interface configuration mode:
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Enables IP broadcast echo. | |
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