Chapter 46: Command Line Descriptions
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C4® CMTS Release 8.3 User Guide
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configure interface cable-mac * cable helper-address
Purpose
Defines the DHCP server address for a given traffic type on the cable interface.
Default Access Level
15
Command Syntax
configure interface cable-mac <mac> cable helper-address <DHCP Server IP address> [cable-modem | host |
cpe | mta | ps | stb | any]
configure interface cable-mac <mac> cable helper-address <DHCP Server IP address> [cable-modem | host |
cpe | mta | ps | stb | any] no
Supplemental
Information
The C4 CMTS can distinguish cable modem DHCP traffic from CPE DHCP traffic and can be configured to relay each traffic type to a
different DHCP server. If no traffic type is chosen, the default is any. This interface is by definition associated with the default router.
To remove the DHCP-server address for a given traffic type, use the no option
Parameters
<mac[.s]>
The MAC identifier and optional sub interface.
<DHCP Server IP
addr>
The IP address of the DHCP server to which UDP packets will be sent.
[cable-modem
Cable modem traffic
host
All CPE host type traffic
cpe
Regular CPE traffic
mta
PacketCable MTA traffic
ps
CableHome PS traffic
stb
DSG STB traffic.
any]
All types.