Wikipedia:Open proxies noticeboard

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The Open proxies noticeboard seeks to identify, verify and block open proxies and anonymity network exit nodes. To prevent abuse or vandalism, only proxy checks by verified users will be accepted. All users are welcome to discuss on the talk page, report possible proxies, or request that a blocked IP be rechecked.

  • If you've been blocked as an open proxy, please see: Help:blocked.
  • To report a proxy check or an incorrect block, see the #Reporting section.

Reporting

Please report IP addresses you suspect are open proxies below. A project member will scan or attempt to connect to the proxy, and if confirmed will block the address.

File a new report here
I.
For block requests:

Verify that the following criterion has been met:

  • The IP has made abusive contributions within the past week
For unblock requests:

Verify that the following criteria has been met:

  • No current criteria
II.

For block requests Replace "IP" below with the IP address you are reporting.


For unblock requests Replace "IP" below with the IP address you are reporting.


III. Fill out the resulting page and fill-in the requested information.
IV. Save the page.

Requests

129.205.124.247

– This proxy check request is closed and will soon be archived by a bot.

Test edit to Talk:Linux, which has a recent history of proxy abuse. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Softwareperson1000 --Guy Macon (talk) 12:41, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

no No action. The IP address has an interesting block log but it seems to me to be a typical CGNAT connection, that is, a dynamic mobile network connection in a developing country where thousands of mobile data users continuously rotate through a small pool of public IPv4 addresses as users moves between cell towers or otherwise reconnect to the network. It is akin to a shared IP address and while it is possible for devices to be used as a proxy node, the device and the user will be long gone from this connection. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:58, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

35.40.70.123

– This proxy check request is closed and will soon be archived by a bot.

Reason: ipcheck.toolforge.org flagged it as a proxy and vpn (merit network), and the TA using the ip (tried to) vandalise a page (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseLog/45413191), so I'm just going to let someone smarter check this Ednxa (talk) 08:25, 17 October 2026 (UTC)

no No action. A false positive. The flag from IPQualityScore (which is known to produce false positives) is not corroborated by other proxy detection sites. The IP address is owned by a university and is likely a shared IP. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 10:08, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

202.43.94.1

– This proxy check request is closed and will soon be archived by a bot.

Reason: Open proxy, also see 182.8.226.189, related proxy. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:40, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

no No action. 202.43.94.1 is a shared university IP. Typically, these act as wireless gateways to the internet for those with university credentials - students, faculty, staff and visitors. Individual devices may act as proxy nodes but the institutional connection is not itself an anonymising proxy. If there were persistent disruption, we might consider a 'school block' but that appears not to be necessary. 182.8.226.189 belongs to a dynamic mobile network and will be temporarily assigned to a device. Both connections geolocate to the same country, which suggests that there is no intentional attempt to obscure location using proxies. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 09:37, 5 November 2026 (UTC)

49.43.216.152

– This proxy check request is closed and will soon be archived by a bot.

Reason: Call back proxy? Guy Macon (talk) 00:24, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

no No action. This is a particular type of proxy that sits on the device of a user, often through a dodgy app or malware, and is typically used by a third party for automated functions such as web scraping and data harvesting without the user's knowledge. Extremely transient, traffic from the device may be a mix of legitimate and illegitimate use. Behaviourally, there is no suggestion of automated edits here and the topics edited seem appropriate for the location. These edits are most probably not proxy use plus the connection is to a dynamic mobile network and the device will have moved on to a new connection. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:36, 7 November 2026 (UTC)

2600:9c07::/32

– This proxy check request is closed and will soon be archived by a bot.

ASN 7979 servers.com Reason: ASN 7979 servers.com — rsjaffe 🗣️ 04:35, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

Range blocked. Yes, this is a straight up hosting and infrastructure provider. Blocked. — Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:46, 7 November 2026 (UTC)

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