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    Connecting to israeli ISP's (cable infrastructure) via pfSense ?

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      elade
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      hi all

      the method to obtaining an public IP address via israeli ISP's over cable infrastructure is a bit different and non regular
      i wonder if i can use pfSense as my firewall / router insted of my old Cisco 1841 that cannot holdup my new bandwidth ? :(

      This is how the connection achieved in the cisco way:

      pseudowire-class ISP
      encapsulation l2tpv2
      ip local interface FastEthernet0/1

      interface FastEthernet0/1
      description WAN interface to ISP (connected to cable modem)
      ip address dhcp
      duplex auto
      speed auto

      interface Virtual-PPP1
      description L2TP dialer to 014 (014 is My ISP)
      ip address negotiated
      ip nat outside
      ppp pap sent-username USER-NAME password PASSWORD
      pseudowire <isp-l2tp-server-address>1 pw-class ISP

      ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Virtual-PPP1
      ip route <isp-l2tp-server-address>255.255.255.255 FastEthernet0/1 dhcp

      thanks in advance
      elad.</isp-l2tp-server-address></isp-l2tp-server-address>

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        SeventhSon
        last edited by

        Don't think 1.2.3 can, but in pfSense 2.0 you can have l2tp as WAN.

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          zipeee
          last edited by

          @elade:

          hi all

          the method to obtaining an public IP address via israeli ISP's over cable infrastructure is a bit different and non regular
          i wonder if i can use pfSense as my firewall / router insted of my old Cisco 1841 that cannot holdup my new bandwidth ? :(

          This is how the connection achieved in the cisco way:

          pseudowire-class ISP
          encapsulation l2tpv2
          ip local interface FastEthernet0/1

          interface FastEthernet0/1
          description WAN interface to ISP (connected to cable modem)
          ip address dhcp
          duplex auto
          speed auto

          interface Virtual-PPP1
          description L2TP dialer to 014 (014 is My ISP)
          ip address negotiated
          ip nat outside
          ppp pap sent-username USER-NAME password PASSWORD
          pseudowire <isp-l2tp-server-address>1 pw-class ISP

          ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Virtual-PPP1
          ip route <isp-l2tp-server-address>255.255.255.255 FastEthernet0/1 dhcp

          thanks in advance
          elad.</isp-l2tp-server-address></isp-l2tp-server-address>

          Definitely not on 1.2.3 – Israeli ISPs use PPTP or L2TP on cable infrastructure which require getting a Private IP over the HOT network via DHCP.  Then you need to run a tunnel on this network to the ISP's PPTP or L2TP server.  2.0 can support this, but you will have to choose DHCP as the method of connection on the WAN then create a separate PPTP or L2TP connection on top of it, then you will have to make sure all your traffic is routed out through the VPN (PPTP/L2TP [NAT/Firewall rules]), etc.

          Some ISPs in Israel may still support MPLS on special request; you may be able to avoid this aggravation if you can convince them.

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