Template:WMF IP

WMF IP is an IP address used by a server from the Wikimedia Foundation cluster (more info).

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Usage

{{WMF IP}}

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}}`

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