Wikipedia talk:Blocking IP addresses
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[edit] Failsafes against large ranges
Are there failsafes so that the IP range *.*.*.* isn't blocked? --ÆAUSSIEevilÆ 22:21, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- Yes. MediaWiki does not allow range blocks affecting more than 65,536 IP addresses; that is, it allows a maximum CIDR range of /16, or 0.0.0.0–0.0.255.255. Blocking every possible IP address would require 65,025 individual range blocks. For more information, see m:Range blocks. —{admin} Pathoschild 05:49, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Blocking IP addresses in the UAE
Please can someone explain to me why UAE IPs keep getting blocked (usually by KhoiKhoi, Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Me, and one other name I've forgotten now).
When I read this page, it doesn't make sense. In the UAE, we are legally required (with some locational exceptions - eg Free Zones) to connect through the ISP's (Etisalat) proxy server, which assigns IP addresses dynamically. According to information on this page, any blocks are undesirable and if regarded as necessary, should only be temporary?
khoikhoi sent me this link as an explanation but I still don't get it. http://ecompany.ae/eco/isp/english/services/dialin/index.html
Thank you. signature 07:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- You could always just register an account, which is also what WP recommends for people that have to use a shared IP (students using the internet from their college's computers, for example). TJ Spyke 03:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tor proxies
Please have a look at this discussion on the blocking of Tor proxies: Wikipedia talk:Blocking policy#Softblock for Tor proxies. —Babelfisch 07:25, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merged from Wikipedia talk:Sensitive IP addresses
[edit] Other large governmental users
Should this list be perhaps expanded to included, for example, Saudi Arabian IPs, which all come through proxy servers? Physchim62 (talk) 15:12, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
- This list is primarly used for editors FROM large government bodies, as a reminder to admins placing blocks on them to use extra clear block reasons. — xaosflux Talk 02:46, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
I concur - where's the CIA, the DOD/DNS, 'etc? Raul654 22:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
- We may already block the CIA, and perhaps other intelligence agencies, somewhat. They use their own IP at least some of the time, but they also use anonymizing services, which we block when find out about them. A company that the CIA used went out of business, but they might be using a different one now. -- Kjkolb 09:43, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Government of Canada
Do you think we could add the IP addresses allocated to the Government of Canada to this list? The range is 192.197.77.0 - 192.197.86.255, or in CIDR notation:
- 192.197.77.0/24
- 192.197.78.0/23
- 192.197.80.0/22
- 192.197.84.0/23
- 192.197.86.0/24
-- Denelson83 22:43, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, go right ahead. Then leaev a note to ComCom if they need to be added to the admin directions. — xaosflux Talk 02:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Comment
If I understand the current blocking implementation correctly, putting an exlicit, indefinite anon-only block on this IP should prevent any autoblocks from having effect. This would mean that toolserver bots can't edit without logging in, but I think that should be considered a feature. Should we do this? —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 23:57, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
moved from Wikipedia:Sensitive IP addresses. --Daniel Olsen 07:49, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sensitivity
If blocks to these IP's would be so sensitive to the higher-ups at Wikipedia, why can't there just be a programming feature that allows only the highest levels of decision makers at Wikipedia to block these IP's?Tragic romance 12:03, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
- The IPs may still need to be blocked, as vandalism can and has come from them. If one of these IPs is insanely vandalizing, it would not be efficient to call a higher-up and wait a few hours, while in the mean time it vandalizes hundreds of pages that all need to be reverted. Instead, the IP is temporarily blocked, and the political and public relations issues can be addressed. —Centrx→talk • 23:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Qatar
Just wondering whether or not the Qatar ISP IP addresses (and any other IP address, which if blocked would effectively block another country or large region of users) shouldn't be listed on this page ? --Kind Regards - Heligoland | Talk | Contribs 00:50, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Parliament of Sweden
I recently left a message on a IP user's talk page, and did a check to see if the IP address was shared. The address, 194.52.83.21, came back as the Parliament of Sweden. Seems they have the range 194.52.83.0-194.52.83.255, might be good to know. --Oden 00:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Template?
Is there a template to identify these IPs on their talk pages? If not, should one be created? Either way would it be useful for SelketBot to tag them like it does with {{SharedIP}} and {{SharedIPEDU}}? --Selket Talk 23:19, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] How to determine if an IP address is shared and by whom
I would like to link a good description of How to determine if an IP address is shared and by whom from Template_talk:SharedIP#See_also. I feel such a section would do well in this article. I have used network-tools.com for trace and whois, but often end up with unclear results, ( 63.3.11.2 = uu.net = verizon ; but what to put with {{SharedIP}} ) Comments? ∴ here…♠ 21:55, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
- I guess I wasn't very clear. Will someone experienced with using the {{SharedIP}} template and blocking IP addresses please detail: How to determine if an IP address is shared and by whom , for use in this article and elsewhere? ∴ here…♠ 19:25, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] IPv6 Addresses
What about IPv6 Addresses? Does MediaWiki support IPv6 users and blocking?
--FastLizard4 (Talk•Links•Sign) 22:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hughes Net
Hughes Net operates in 69.19.0.0 - 69.19.127.255 There is at least one complaint of inappropriate blocking (Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee#Hughes_Network). Is there a range block or some other problem? Fred Bauder 19:19, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Need some help with an IP
An anonyuser is semi-vandalizing pages with different similar IPs each time. User can be seen here in the revision history for Cliff Hangers, each time adding something to the caption of the image. First time was that he the contestant in the image is a "black contestant" (a few times), then a "male contestant", then "one contestant" (as opposed to simply "a contestant" as is normal). On its face, it could be good faith, but not en masse. One of the addresses also added a link to a person on the page Brad with the descripion "non-notable". It's not a mega-vandal, but it's pretty clearly someone just trying to be a smartass. I'm not sure exactly what to do about it, as the wp:vandal instructions aren't quite clear to me, and the template to put on the addresses was a bit confusing. Thanks TheHYPO (talk) 16:00, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sensitive IP addresses
The table that automatically transcludes on the right side of the "Block user" page does not match up with the addresses listed here. For example, Qatar is listed on the "Block user" page as 82.148.96.68/31.
Where is that table actually maintained and would someone please update it? Thanks. Rossami (talk) 22:08, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Block all IP addresses
All anonymous IP editing needs to be blocked. They're all vandals. This crap needs to stop now; it's seriously degrading the quality of our encyclopedia here. Dr. Cash (talk) 14:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] How do I look for all changes made by an IP range
user:Breathtaker operates under the 87.122 range to get around his block. I would like to be able to see all changes done by this range. I tried inputing "87.122.0.0/18" into the User Contribuitons page but that did not work. Any help would be greatly apreciated.--Dr who1975 (talk) 19:59, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
