Terms of Use

The short version

This is a free educational resource. Use it. Share it. Don't copy it wholesale or claim it as your own. No warranties — always verify protocol specs against the IEEE 802.11 standard.

1. Acceptance

By accessing shankarwifi.com you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. These terms apply to all visitors, subscribers, and users of any content on this site.

2. Use of content

All content on shankarwifi.com — reference pages, blog posts, tools, visualizers, quiz questions, and PCAP files — is provided for educational and informational purposes. You are welcome to share links to pages, quote excerpts with attribution, and use the Wireshark filters and field notes in your own work.

You may not reproduce substantial portions of any page, republish entire articles or reference pages, or present the content as your own without explicit written permission. Attribution is required for any quoted material.

3. PCAP downloads

PCAP files available in Frame Lab are provided for educational use. You may open them in Wireshark, WiFi Analyser, or any compatible tool. You may not redistribute PCAPs that contain personally identifiable information without reviewing and anonymising them first. All PCAPs published on this site are captured from test environments.

4. Accuracy and warranties

Reference material on this site is based on IEEE 802.11 specifications and 15 years of field experience. We make every effort to be accurate. However, the IEEE 802.11 standard is the authoritative source — always verify critical information against the published standard.

This site is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We make no warranty that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any content is complete or current.

5. Comments

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6. Newsletter

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7. Third-party tools and links

shankarwifi.com links to external tools including WiFi Analyser (app.wlananalyser.com), GitHub, and LinkedIn. We are not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of third-party sites. Links to external resources do not constitute endorsement.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Shankar K. and Velsoft Technologies LLC shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of this site or its content. This includes but is not limited to decisions made based on technical content published on this site.

9. Intellectual property

All original content on shankarwifi.com is the intellectual property of Shankar K. / Velsoft Technologies LLC. The 802.11 protocol specifications referenced throughout this site are the property of the IEEE. WiFi Analyser is operated separately at wlananalyser.com.

10. Changes

We may update these terms as the site evolves. Changes will be posted at shankarwifi.com/terms with an updated effective date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.

11. Contact

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