Packet #2020434 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Wheeler (Whlr) to McRoyal 🍔 (McR)

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
72
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2020434
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb7fbfce4
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-27 14:59:58 UTC
From Node: Wheeler (Whlr)
To Node: McRoyal 🍔 (McR)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: LosSitios1 (Lst1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -40 dBm
SNR: 7.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 72 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Wheeler
Short Name:Whlr
Node ID:!a0ca4228
MAC Address:MO2gykIo
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:72 bytes
Gateway:!849acb8c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !849acb8c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (72 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2697609768
Source node ID 		uint32
to 427816648
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 72 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 -40.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1751036398
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 208
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1751036398.5434477
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !849acb8c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -40.0 dBm
SNR: 7.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:72 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!a0ca4228", "long_name": "Wheeler", "short_name": "Whlr", "macaddr": "MO2gykIo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!849acb8c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2697609768, "to": 427816648, "id": 3086744804, "rx_time": 1751036398, "rx_snr": 7.25, "rx_rssi": -40, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 208, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092161306361343232381207576865656c65721a0457686c72220630eda0ca4228282b380142204cc80f1a2916a58608f310762c1a5fc0bc944df4b84df0ed46225d0a62a2986c", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!a0ca4228", "long_name": "Wheeler", "short_name": "Whlr", "macaddr": "MO2gykIo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "TMgPGikWpYYI8xB2LBpfwLyUTfS4TfDtRiJdCmKimGw=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (72 bytes)
0a092161306361343232381207576865656c65721a0457686c72220630eda0ca4228282b380142204cc80f1a2916a58608f310762c1a5fc0bc944df4b84df0ed46225d0a62a2986c
Hex Analysis:
Size:72 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
LosSitios1 (Lst1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-40.0 dBm 7.25 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:58 Current
Ocumare_Base1_🗼🌐 (CATA) -7.716s
Before 		-124.0 dBm -13.25 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:50 View
Venturada base🗼🌐 (Vb) -6.784s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -14.50 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:51 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -4.955s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:53 View
GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1) -2.850s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:55 View
Perseo 🗼 (nvm1) -2.174s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -12.75 dB 4 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:56 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) -0.013s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -17.50 dB 4 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:58 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +1.125s
After 		-124.0 dBm -15.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-27 14:59:59 View
[TLGO] Base 📡🌐 (TLG0) +2.158s
After 		-119.0 dBm -13.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-27 15:00:00 View
srs-h3 📡🌐 (srs0) +2.457s
After 		-121.0 dBm -15.25 dB 4 LongFast 2025-06-27 15:00:01 View
Meshtastic 870c📡🌐 (870c) +5.290s
After 		-101.0 dBm -1.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-27 15:00:03 View
LosSitios3 (Lst3) +9.096s
After 		-26.0 dBm 7.50 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-27 15:00:07 View
12

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways