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Twinkle – A comprehensive block+template tool. Allows you to choose a preset that auto-supplies the standard block duration, block summary, and template to issue to the user. You will see different presets and options when blocking IPs versus accounts. You can also use this gadget just to template the user and not block, and vice versa.
The authoritative up-to-date list of IANA assignments. "ARIN Whois Database". American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Historical IP address lists: "INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS SPACE". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). October 2000. Archived from the original on 18 October 2000
Logo for the Wikipedia CheckUser tool and the checkuser team. The CheckUser tool is used by a small group of trusted Wikipedia users (called checkusers).The tool allows its users to determine from Wikipedia's servers the IP addresses used by a Wikipedia user account, as well as other technical data stored by the server about a user account or IP address.
Autoblock any IP addresses used blocks all IP addresses the editor may use in the future whilst blocked – this should be changed to unticked. Watch this user's user and talk pages adds the blocked user's page to your watchlist. Now click Block. Leave {{subst:uw-uhblock-double}} on Keegagan's talk page to explain that he has been indefinitely ...
However, IP addresses should almost never be indefinitely blocked. Many IP addresses are dynamically assigned and change frequently from one person to the next, and even static IP addresses are periodically reassigned or have different users. In cases of long-term vandalism from an IP address, consider blocks over a period of months or years ...
These may change owner and need to be unblocked in the future, and so should remain tagged. IP addresses are usually added to this category with {{blocked proxy|indef=yes}} or a similar template. This category is not complete. For other lists of indefinitely blocked IP addresses which include open proxies, see BlockList or Database reports
Unix-like operating systems commonly implement IP address blocking using a TCP wrapper, configured by host access control files /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow.. Both companies and schools offering remote user access use Linux programs such as DenyHosts or Fail2ban for protection from unauthorized access while allowing permitted remote access.
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