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Usage
[edit source]- Adds pages to Category:Shared IP addresses used by Wikipedia users.
Further information can be found at Template:ISP/doc.
See also
[edit source]- {{Shared IP advice}}
- {{Anonblock}}
- {{School block}}
- {{Proud of editing as an IP}} – humorous template advocating logging out
| 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 Spectrum Internet. |
| 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}} |