Packet #13862045 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic acec (acec) to !ffffffff

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 13862045
Mesh Packet ID: 0xbe1a4a88
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-06 13:10:11 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic acec (acec)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -89 dBm
SNR: 6.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic acec
Short Name:acec
Node ID:!9e9facec
MAC Address:nBOen6zs
Hardware:HELTEC_V3
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:80 bytes
Gateway:!a03526b0
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a03526b0
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661264620
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -89.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759756210
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 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759756211.153859
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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

Exposure Level: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a03526b0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -89.0 dBm
SNR: 6.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9e9facec", "long_name": "Meshtastic acec", "short_name": "acec", "macaddr": "nBOen6zs", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a03526b0", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661264620, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3189394056, "rx_time": 1759756210, "rx_snr": 6.75, "rx_rssi": -89, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213965396661636563120f4d65736874617374696320616365631a046163656322069c139e9facec282b422082dbdf18c0cfa0dbcb7f16edf7081f1d7863efc28bead9dc5653faf7ae23f6304800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9e9facec", "long_name": "Meshtastic acec", "short_name": "acec", "macaddr": "nBOen6zs", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "gtvfGMDPoNvLfxbt9wgfHXhj78KL6tncVlP6964j9jA=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213965396661636563120f4d65736874617374696320616365631a046163656322069c139e9facec282b422082dbdf18c0cfa0dbcb7f16edf7081f1d7863efc28bead9dc5653faf7ae23f6304800
Hex Analysis:
Size:80 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
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-89.0 dBm 6.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:11 Current
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -1.543s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -4.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:09 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -0.529s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -4.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:10 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1.549s
After 		-100.0 dBm -1.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:12 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) +1.932s
After 		-122.0 dBm -12.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:13 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) +2.385s
After 		-106.0 dBm -5.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:13 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) +2.393s
After 		-107.0 dBm -4.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:13 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) +2.772s
After 		-110.0 dBm -0.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:13 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +4.170s
After 		-81.0 dBm 7.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:15 View
tizon (Sylv) +10.762s
After 		-108.0 dBm 0.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:21 View
Meshtastic 53fc (53fc) +10.849s
After 		-123.0 dBm -13.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:22 View
C191 🌐 (C191) +11.144s
After 		-117.0 dBm -7.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 13:10:22 View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways