Template:SharedIPcolocation/doc

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The {{SharedIPcolocation}} 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 one optional: the name of the organization to which the IP address is registered (preferably wikilinked or at least hyperlinked) (required); and the hostname (optional). It adds pages to Category:Static IP addresses used by Wikipedia users. It should not be substituted, but transcluded.

Usage

{{SharedIPcolocation|organization}}
{{SharedIPcolocation|organization|host=hostname}}

Caution

This template should only be used on IPs which appear to be a static address. Where there is no indication of this, the template should not be used. For shared IPs, use {{SharedIPcolocation}} instead.

Example

{{SharedIPcolocation|[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]}}

Welcome!

Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account!

Your IP address, SharedIPcolocation/doc, is registered to IANA and may be shared by multiple users of a web host or colocation provider, 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.

Editing from collocation providers is often disabled due to violations of our open proxy policy. If you need to use a collocation provider to access Wikipedia and you are unable to edit or create an account due to your colocation provider's IP address being blocked, follow these instructions. You may also want to contact your network administrator and request that they contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on your proxy servers so that blocks will affect only the intended user.

In response to vandalism, editing from this particular IP address or IP range may be disabled. If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that it may be possible for your colocation provider to determine who was making contributions from this address at any given time and abuse reports may be sent to them for investigation.

Network administrators or other parties wishing to monitor this IP address for vandalism can subscribe to a web feed of this page in either RSS or Atom format.

{{SharedIPcolocation|[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority|IANA]]|host=proxy.example.com}}

Welcome!

Interested in becoming a regular contributor to Wikipedia? Create an account!

Your host, proxy.example.com (SharedIPcolocation/doc), is registered to IANA and may be shared by multiple users of a web host or colocation provider, 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.

Editing from collocation providers is often disabled due to violations of our open proxy policy. If you need to use a collocation provider to access Wikipedia and you are unable to edit or create an account due to your colocation provider's IP address being blocked, follow these instructions. You may also want to contact your network administrator and request that they contact Wikimedia's XFF project about enabling X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers on your proxy servers so that blocks will affect only the intended user.

In response to vandalism, editing from this particular IP address or IP range may be disabled. If you are an unregistered user operating from this address, note that it may be possible for your colocation provider to determine who was making contributions from this address at any given time and abuse reports may be sent to them for investigation.

Network administrators or other parties wishing to monitor this IP address for vandalism can subscribe to a web feed of this page in either RSS or Atom format.

Category	Template	Notes
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>}}`
Non-shared static IPs	`{{Whois\|<registration info>}}`	Such as Road Runner Residential.
Shared static IPs	`{{Static IP\|<name>\|<host>}}`
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>}}`
Other type of non-ISP organization which may plausibly have shared IPs	`{{Shared IP\|<name>\|<host>\|<location>}}`
Miscellaneous and other uses	`{{whois\|<registration info>}}`
	Special cases
Private and Wikimedia Foundation IP addresses	`{{WMF IP}}`

Usage

Caution

Example

See also