Packet #14254813 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS) to jago1 Cañaveral (jago)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
82
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14254813
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7e9a7827
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-08 22:17:11 UTC
From Node: The Clan Solar 😎 (TCLS)
To Node: jago1 Cañaveral (jago)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: 🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -118 dBm
SNR: -14.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 82 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:The Clan Solar 😎
Short Name:TCLS
Node ID:!4d257796
MAC Address:2RVNJXeW
Hardware:HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114
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:82 bytes
Gateway:!b03de73c
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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 (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b03de73c
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (82 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1294301078
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3126984840
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 82 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 -118.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -14.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759961828
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 136
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759961831.2672138
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b03de73c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -118.0 dBm
SNR: -14.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:82 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!4d257796", "long_name": "The Clan Solar 😎", "short_name": "TCLS", "macaddr": "2RVNJXeW", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03de73c", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1294301078, "to": 3126984840, "id": 2124052519, "rx_time": 1759961828, "rx_snr": -14.75, "rx_rssi": -118, "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": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213464323537373936121354686520436c616e20536f6c617220f09f988e1a0454434c532206d9154d25779628454220c5c1bc2261b2b493e6aed0c3aec30316fe32be6d51b21da201cea7a4867ebf70", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!4d257796", "long_name": "The Clan Solar 😎", "short_name": "TCLS", "macaddr": "2RVNJXeW", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114", "public_key": "xcG8ImGytJPmrtDDrsMDFv4yvm1Rsh2iAc6npIZ+v3A=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (82 bytes)
0a09213464323537373936121354686520436c616e20536f6c617220f09f988e1a0454434c532206d9154d25779628454220c5c1bc2261b2b493e6aed0c3aec30316fe32be6d51b21da201cea7a4867ebf70
Hex Analysis:
Size:82 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
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-118.0 dBm -14.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:11 Current
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -15.377s
Before 		-92.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:16:55 View
Monolito (MoN) -11.434s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 8.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:16:59 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -7.073s
Before 		-129.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:04 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -7.069s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -12.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:04 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -6.393s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 0.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:04 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -5.331s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:05 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -5.326s
Before 		-88.0 dBm 4.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:05 View
g1bal (g1b0) -5.200s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -5.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:06 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -5.197s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -10.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:06 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -4.986s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -2.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:06 View
Ortem 🚀 2b88 (2b88) -4.930s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:06 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) -4.170s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -6.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:07 View
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) -4.047s
Before 		-85.0 dBm -6.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:07 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -4.044s
Before 		-102.0 dBm Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:07 View
tizon (Sylv) -3.713s
Before 		-106.0 dBm 3.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:07 View
Kenobi23 movil (5672) -1.821s
Before 		-60.0 dBm 8.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:09 View
Meshtastic 54a4 Justicia (54a4) +2.475s
After 		-116.0 dBm -11.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:13 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) +3.293s
After 		-112.0 dBm -6.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:14 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) +5.434s
After 		-104.0 dBm 3.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-08 22:17:16 View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways