Packet #10624320 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Venturada base test (Vbt) to Bandit a200 (Band)

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
86
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 10624320
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9183c86f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-14 22:25:27 UTC
From Node: Venturada base test (Vbt)
To Node: Bandit a200 (Band)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Monolito (7960)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -65 dBm
SNR: 9.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 86 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Venturada base test
Short Name:Vbt
Node ID:!16cd7ff4
MAC Address:mKMWzX/0
Hardware:STATION_G2
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) → MeshPacket (Mesh layer) → Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:86 bytes
Gateway:!ae617960
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ae617960
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (86 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 382566388
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2666111488
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 86 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -65.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 9.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757888727
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority Not set enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 11
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757888727.5066495
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ae617960
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -65.0 dBm
SNR: 9.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:86 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!16cd7ff4", "long_name": "Venturada base test ", "short_name": "Vbt", "macaddr": "mKMWzX/0", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ae617960", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 382566388, "to": 2666111488, "id": 2441332847, "rx_time": 1757888727, "rx_snr": 9.25, "rx_rssi": -65, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 11, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213136636437666634121456656e74757261646120626173652074657374201a03566274220698a316cd7ff4281f380142202bcfface2a62f1162ed1a13542a7e899a66af4aa5c2a9c562df94ff1e4ef217a4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!16cd7ff4", "long_name": "Venturada base test ", "short_name": "Vbt", "macaddr": "mKMWzX/0", "hw_model": "STATION_G2", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "K8/6zipi8RYu0aE1QqfomaZq9KpcKpxWLflP8eTvIXo=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (86 bytes)
0a09213136636437666634121456656e74757261646120626173652074657374201a03566274220698a316cd7ff4281f380142202bcfface2a62f1162ed1a13542a7e899a66af4aa5c2a9c562df94ff1e4ef217a4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:86 bytes
Format:Protobuf (Protocol Buffers)
Encoding:Binary with varint and length-delimited fields
This is the raw protobuf-encoded payload as received from MQTT. The structure follows the Meshtastic protobuf schema definitions.
All Receptions
All gateways that received this packet
Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Monolito (7960) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-65.0 dBm 9.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:27 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -5.356s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -9.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:22 View
Venturada base🗼🌐 (Vb) -5.061s
Before 		-27.0 dBm 8.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:22 View
Perseo 📡 🌐 (nvm1) -3.359s
Before 		-94.0 dBm 1.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐 (LNCM) -3.098s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -3.048s
Before 		-129.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
Meshtastic fbec (fbec) -3.034s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -5.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -3.018s
Before 		-102.0 dBm 4.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
SkG@Home 📡🌐 (SkGH) -3.015s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -13.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) -2.881s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -2.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:24 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) -2.468s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -10.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:25 View
Raor🐟 (PMI) -2.178s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -17.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:25 View
Rodashtastic🗼🌐 (RDSt) -2.166s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -4.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:25 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -1.358s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -15.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:26 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -1.211s
Before 		-101.0 dBm Unknown 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:26 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) -0.771s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -13.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:26 View
Suop 📡 🌐 (SUOP) -0.553s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -6.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:26 View
Tlgo 📡🌐🔋🔌 (TLG0) +0.284s
After 		-111.0 dBm -5.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:25:27 View
18

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways