Organization IP address
This IP address, For this reason, a message intended for one user may be received by another, and a block intended for disruptive users may also affect innocent users. If you are editing from this address and are frustrated by irrelevant messages, you can avoid them by creating an account for yourself. Sometimes, in response to vandalism, you may be temporarily unable to create an account.
Review contributions carefully if blocking this IP or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, administrators should consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock. Administrators should consider the size of the company or organization and the number of employees/volunteers who may be affected when blocking.
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The ((Shared IP)) template is an IP user talk page template that shows helpful information to IP users and those wishing to warn or ban them. It takes two arguments, one required and two optional: the name of the organization to which the IP address is registered (preferably wikilinked or at least hyperlinked) (required), the hostname (optional), and the location of the computer using the IP address (optional). It adds pages to Category:Shared IP addresses used by Wikipedia users. It should not be substituted, but transcluded.
((Shared IP|organization)) ((Shared IP|organization|host=hostname)) ((Shared IP|organization|location=location)) ((Shared IP|organization|host=hostname|location=location))
This template should be used on IPs which appear to be or are likely to be shared by multiple users - typically IPs assigned to large institutions, or to a pool of dynamic IP addresses. Where there is no indication of this, the template should not be used. For static IPs, use ((Static IP))
instead. If an IPv6 address starts with "2002" or "2001" and the WHOIS info lists the organization as IANA, use this tool ("6to4 and 6RD Network Prefix" for "2002" and "Teredo IP Decoding" for "2001") and then use WHOIS to find out the owner of the IPv4 address you received.
((Shared IP|[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]))
Welcome!
Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account! Your , so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you.To have your own user pages, keep track of articles you've edited in a watchlist, and have access to a few other special features, please consider registering an account! It's fast and free. If you are autoblocked repeatedly, contact your Internet service provider or network administrator and request it contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on its proxy servers so that blocks will affect only the intended user. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation. ![]() |
((Shared IP|[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]|host=proxy.example.com))
Welcome!
Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account! Your , so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you.To have your own user pages, keep track of articles you've edited in a watchlist, and have access to a few other special features, please consider registering an account! It's fast and free. If you are autoblocked repeatedly, contact your Internet service provider or network administrator and request it contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on its proxy servers so that blocks will affect only the intended user. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation. ![]() |
((Shared IP|[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]|location=Example, USA))
Welcome!
Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account! Your , so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you.To have your own user pages, keep track of articles you've edited in a watchlist, and have access to a few other special features, please consider registering an account! It's fast and free. If you are autoblocked repeatedly, contact your Internet service provider or network administrator and request it contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on its proxy servers so that blocks will affect only the intended user. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation. ![]() |
((Shared IP|[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]|host=proxy.example.com|location=Example, USA))
Welcome!
Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account! Your , so you might receive messages on this page that were not intended for you.To have your own user pages, keep track of articles you've edited in a watchlist, and have access to a few other special features, please consider registering an account! It's fast and free. If you are autoblocked repeatedly, contact your Internet service provider or network administrator and request it contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on its proxy servers so that blocks will affect only the intended user. Administrators: review contributions carefully if blocking this IP address or reverting its contributions. If a block is needed, consider a soft block using Template:Anonblock. In response to vandalism from this IP address, abuse reports may be sent to its network administrator for investigation. ![]() |
Category | Template | Notes |
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Educational institutions | ((Shared IP edu|<name>|<host>)) |
Including schools, colleges and universities. |
Public access points | ((Shared IP address (public)|<name>|<host>)) |
Wifi hotspots, public computer terminals, etc. |
Governmental source | ((Shared IP gov|<name>|<host>)) |
Government sources, including departments and agencies at all levels. |
Non-ISP businesses | ((Shared IP corp|<name>|<host>)) |
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Non-shared static IPs | ((Whois|<registration info>)) |
Such as Road Runner Residential. |
Shared static IPs | ((Static IP|<name>|<host>)) |
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ISP known to generate Dynamic IPs | ((Dynamic IP|organization|<name>|<host>)) |
Such as AOL. |
Mobile carrier | ((Mobile IP|<name>|<host>)) |
Such as Telstra Mobile. |
Internet service providers | ((ISP|<name>|<host>)) |
Such as Cox Communications. The ISP's name will usually be obvious as to whether or not they are ISPs, or you may wish to search to see if there is a relevant Wikipedia article, and then read the information there to see how it is defined. |
Colocation providers | ((SharedIPcolocation|<name>|<host>)) |
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Other type of non-ISP organization which may plausibly have shared IPs | ((Shared IP|<name>|<host>|<location>)) |
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Miscellaneous and other uses | ((whois|<registration info>)) |
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Special cases |
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Private and Wikimedia Foundation IP addresses | ((WMF IP)) |