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cable modem max-hosts
cable modem max-hosts
To specify the maximum number of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices (hosts) that can be
supported by a specific CM, use the
cable modem max-hosts
command in privileged EXEC mode.
cable modem
{
mac-addr
|
ip-addr
}
max-hosts
{
n
|
default
}
Syntax Description
Defaults
0
Command Modes
Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The Cisco CMTS uses three commands set the maximum number of hosts for a particular CM, for all
CMs on a particular cable interface, or for all CMs using the Cisco CMTS router:
•
cable modem max-hosts
—Sets the maximum number of hosts for a particular CM.
•
cable max-hosts
—Sets the maximum number of hosts for all CMs on a particular cable interface.
•
cable modem max-cpe
—Sets the maximum number of hosts for all CMs using the Cisco CMTS
router.
The more specific commands override the settings of the less specific commands. For example, if you
use the
cable modem max-cpe
command to set the maximum number of hosts to 2 for all CMs, you can
still use the
cable modem max-hosts
command to give a particular CM a larger maximum host value.
Note
The CMTS assigns the MAX Host value to a cable modem at the time that the cable modem registers
with the CMTS. Changing any of the MAX Host commands affects only cable modems that register after
the change.
Tip
For more information on how these commands interact to set the maximum CPE values, see the chapter
Maximum CPE or Host Parameters for the Cisco Cable Modem Termination System
in the
Cisco CMTS Feature Guide
, available on Cisco.com and the Documentation CD-ROM.
ip-addr
Specifies the IP address for the CM.
mac-address
Specifies the MAC address for the CM.
max-hosts
{
n
|
default
}
Specifies either the maximum number of hosts supported by the CM
(from 0 to 255), or specifies the default value of 0.
Release
Modification
12.0(4)XI
This command was introduced.
