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.