Template:Shared IP address (public)

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Usage

• Adds pages to Category:Shared IP addresses used by Wikipedia users.

Further information can be found at Template:ISP/doc.

See also

• Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses
• Wikipedia:Sensitive IP addresses

• {{Shared IP advice}}
• {{Anonblock}}
• {{School block}}
• {{Proud of editing as an IP}} – humorous template advocating logging out

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 Spectrum Internet.
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}}