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Chapter6 Troubleshooting the System Using Cable Interface debug Commands
Using Cable Interface debug Commands
To troubleshoot cable interfaces, use the following debug commands in enable (privileged EXEC) mode.
Caution The following commands can generate large amounts of output as the number of cablemodems
grows. On heavily loaded systems with thousands of CMs, these commands can dramatically affect
router performance.

debug cable arp

To activate the debugging of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests on the cable interfaces, use
the debug cable arp command in privileged EXEC mode. To deactivate debugging of ARP requests,
use the no form of this command.
debug cable arp
When this command is activated, all cable ARP request messages are displayed on the
CiscouBR10012router console.

debug cable error (for MAC Protocol Errors)

To display errors that occur in the cable MAC protocols, use the debug cable error command in
privileged EXEC mode. To disable debugging output, use the no form of this command.
debug cable error
no debug cable error
When this command is activated, all cable ARP request messages are displayed on the
CiscouBR10012router console. When this command is activated, any errors that occur in the cable
MAC protocol are displayed on the CiscouBR10012router console.

debug cable keyman (for Baseline Privacy Activity)

To activate the debugging of key encryption key (KEK) and traffic encryption key (TEK) BPI key
management, use the debug cable keyman command in privileged EXEC mode. To disable debugging
output, use the no form of this command.
debug cable keyman
no debug cable keyman
When this command is activated, all activity related to KEK and TEK keys appears on the
CiscouBR10012router console.

debug cable mac-messages

To activate the debugging of messages generated in the cable MAC that frames and encrypts downstream
RF signals, use the debug cable mac-messages command in privileged EXEC mode. To deactivate the
debugging of cable MAC messages, use the no form of this command.
debug cable mac-messages
no debug cable mac-messages
When this command is activated, messages generated by the cable MAC are displayed on the
CiscouBR10000series console.
Command Purpose
debug cable ? Displays all debug cable commands that are available.
undebug all Turns off all debugging information to the console and chooses a more selective
debug command.
Note Refer to the debug commands that follow.