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 throught 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)
