Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Archives/Unblock/2011/January

217.171.129.69

217.171.129.69 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Reason: Ip address is currently blocked for vandalism. They were previously blocked for being an open proxy, so I am asking that this be checked again to see if it is an open proxy before I respond to his unblock request. Please advise on the proxy status of this IP. Thanks! --Jayron32 06:30, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

This looks to be one of a dynamic pool of addresses used by a mobile phone company. It is Hutchison 3G UK Limited, http://three.co.uk in the London area. A mobile phone being used a a proxy server is implausible, but the effect of getting a different IP every time you log in means that a bad anon user is not blockable based on his IP. The entire range of addresses is 217.171.128.0/20. I would not shed any tears at a one-year block of that range anon-only, but it doesn't seem to be a very bad range. I suggest you might sample the last month's contributions from that range at this URL. Make a decision to unblock based on whether you think the range is mostly vandalism. It is not so easy to type on a mobile phone, and you are paying for the connection, so damage is limited. Successive edits from any IP in this range that are more than one hour apart are probably different people. Consider getting the person requesting unblock to create an account. I asked Zzuuzz if he wants to comment but he says he is busy for a while. EdJohnston (talk) 18:01, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

I concur precisely with Ed. The previous proxy block was very probably not well founded, by usual definitions. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 20:41, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

{{notaproxy}}, per Zzuuzz's analysis. EdJohnston (talk) 03:03, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Dereckson

88.191.128.151 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Named user is requesting unblock, seems to be claiming they are not using a proxy. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:28, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

{{opblocked}} -- I'm marking this 'opblocked' so it will be archived, but User:Dereckson is a well-established user on the French Wikipedia who has five years of talk page archives. I recommend that you go ahead and issue him an IP block exemption, so we don't have to track down Nishkid64 and renegotiate the /16 block on the entire Dedibox range. There is precedent for server farms to be hardblocked across the entire range, and I'm not sure we want to revisit that for the Dedibox ISP unless there is hardship to many people. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 00:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

194.126.21.9

194.126.21.9 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Per unblock request at User:Issar El-Aksab. Daniel Case (talk) 04:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

{{notaproxy}}, block lifted. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:19, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

173.236.221.50

173.236.221.50 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Says they're not a proxy; has been in middle of rangeblock since May. Daniel Case (talk) 04:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

{{oproxy}} -- Are they kidding? This is the IP address of http://www.unblockip.com, which offers proxying services. The range was blocked at the request of the ISP, DreamHost. EdJohnston (talk) 04:59, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

217.218.125.242

217.218.125.242 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Reason: User:محسن عبدالهی requesting unblock. Daniel Case (talk) 13:26, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

( Inconclusive The user says that his problem has gone away, so we don't have to study this case. He has been granted IPBE by another admin. EdJohnston (talk) 18:34, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

{{notaproxy}} -- This report is here since November, and the named user is no longer having a problem. I can't activate this IP as a proxy on port 8080, which is the port specified at User talk:محسن عبدالهی. Google shows this on some proxy lists as of October, and we don't know what happened since. There is no current block or rangeblock in place, so let's close this. EdJohnston (talk) 04:21, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

120.28.64.74

120.28.64.74 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Claims it's used by a lot of people in the Phillippines. Daniel Case (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

It's possible that someone on an open proxy on a different IP on the network might be exiting from this IP, but there doesn't seem to be much evidence for it. Unlikely/excessive collateral, I'd say. It doesn't appear to be open directly. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 17:08, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

I did not succeed in activating this as a proxy on port 80. In a quick look at the edits I did not see any vandalism. Suggest that unblocking this IP be considered. EdJohnston (talk) 05:42, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

{{notaproxy}} -- Already unblocked by User:Zzuuzz. EdJohnston (talk) 04:03, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Although, port 8080 is also open.. --Bsadowski1 04:06, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Can you activate it as a proxy on 8080? EdJohnston (talk) 04:23, 22 January 2011 (UTC)