Packet #13466646 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 53fc (53fc) to MeshMadrid 00 πŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ 🌐 (MM00)

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
78
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 13466646
Mesh Packet ID: 0x31d040be
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-03 22:14:58 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 53fc (53fc)
To Node: MeshMadrid 00 πŸ—Όβ˜€οΈ 🌐 (MM00)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 78 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic 53fc
Short Name:53fc
Node ID:!bfa953fc
MAC Address:PHG/qVP8
Hardware:HELTEC_V2_0
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:78 bytes
Gateway:!c0c318a4
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !c0c318a4
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (78 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3215545340
Source node ID
uint32
to 845846678
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 78 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1759529772
Receive timestamp
fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission
bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested
bool
priority 70
Packet priority level
enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption
bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 96
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759529698.5093713
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !c0c318a4
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:78 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!bfa953fc", "long_name": "Meshtastic 53fc", "short_name": "53fc", "macaddr": "PHG/qVP8", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V2_0" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!c0c318a4", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3215545340, "to": 845846678, "id": 835731646, "rx_time": 1759529772, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 96, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216266613935336663120f4d65736874617374696320353366631a043533666322063c71bfa953fc28054220f45ed4fd0708574b5782aa2e9a8e2080809448b61803a367438ab81e532d5b55", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!bfa953fc", "long_name": "Meshtastic 53fc", "short_name": "53fc", "macaddr": "PHG/qVP8", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V2_0", "public_key": "9F7U/QcIV0tXgqoumo4ggICUSLYYA6NnQ4q4HlMtW1U=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (78 bytes)
0a09216266613935336663120f4d65736874617374696320353366631a043533666322063c71bfa953fc28054220f45ed4fd0708574b5782aa2e9a8e2080809448b61803a367438ab81e532d5b55
Hex Analysis:
Size:78 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
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) Primary 0.000s
Reference
Unknown Unknown 5 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:58 Current
MalasaΓ±a Solar β˜€οΈ (πŸŒ‡) -14.648s
Before
-101.0 dBm -3.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:43 View
Zion πŸ—Ό (Zion) -3.961s
Before
-108.0 dBm -7.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:54 View
Naranjo C191 🌐 (FNL) -2.762s
Before
-116.0 dBm -8.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:55 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.327s
Before
-125.0 dBm -9.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:58 View
GRN1-BaseπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (GRN1) -0.306s
Before
-102.0 dBm -4.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:58 View
Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) -0.268s
Before
-104.0 dBm 5.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:58 View
Monolito (MoN) +0.316s
After
-67.0 dBm 8.25 dB 5 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:58 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) +0.508s
After
-109.0 dBm -0.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:59 View
[TLG] πŸ“‘πŸŒπŸ”‹πŸ”Œ (tlg0) +0.611s
After
-111.0 dBm -4.00 dB 5 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:59 View
RodashtasticπŸ—ΌπŸŒ (RDSt) +0.731s
After
-124.0 dBm -16.00 dB 5 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:14:59 View
Ocumare_Base_πŸ—ΌπŸŒ (CATA) +4.234s
After
-86.0 dBm 7.75 dB 5 MediumSlow 2025-10-03 22:15:02 View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways