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{{Whois|name of institution}}
Note that unlike many similar templates of this type, Whois does not currently support the host= parameter.
| 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 asSpectrum Internet. |
| Shared static IPs | {{Static IP|<name>|<host>}} | |
| ISP known to generate Dynamic IPs | {{Dynamic IP|organization|<name>|<host>}} | Such asAOL. |
| Mobile carrier | {{Mobile IP|<name>|<host>}} | Such asTelstra Mobile. |
| Internet service providers | {{ISP|<name>|<host>}} | Such asCox 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}} |
