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[216.73.216.151]

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% Information related to '131.231.0.0 - 131.231.255.255'
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inetnum:        131.231.0.0 - 131.231.255.255
netname:        LOUGHBOROUGH
descr:          Loughborough University
country:        GB
org:            ORG-LUNI1-RIPE
sponsoring-org: ORG-UA23-RIPE
admin-c:        PW4410-RIPE
tech-c:         PW4410-RIPE
tech-c:         SA42374-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
created:        2002-03-19T14:31:34Z
last-modified:  2026-07-24T16:59:33Z
source:         RIPE
% Information related to '131.231.0.0/16AS786'
route:          131.231.0.0/16
descr:          Loughborough University
descr:          University of Technology
descr:          Loughborough LE11 3TU
descr:          UNITED KINGDOM
origin:         AS786
mnt-by:         JIPS-NOSC
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2001-09-22T09:32:02Z
source:         RIPE
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2 records found for '131.231.242.225'
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