Packet #28244526 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 7be8 (7be8) to Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 28244526
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcc2527ec
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-17 10:05:01 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 7be8 (7be8)
To Node: Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Varela Bot 🏡🤖 (🤖)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -82 dBm
SNR: 7.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 1c 🏡
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic 7be8
Short Name:7be8
Node ID:!ba0c7be8
MAC Address:ECC6DHvo
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:!9ee99820
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:3 / 5
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 (3 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9ee99820
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3121380328
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1129719940
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -82.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765965900
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 28
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765965901.9366708
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9ee99820
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -82.0 dBm
SNR: 7.00 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": "!ba0c7be8", "long_name": "Meshtastic 7be8", "short_name": "7be8", "macaddr": "ECC6DHvo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ee99820", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3121380328, "to": 1129719940, "id": 3424987116, "rx_time": 1765965900, "rx_snr": 7.0, "rx_rssi": -82, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 28, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216261306337626538120f4d65736874617374696320376265381a043762653822061020ba0c7be8282b4220647ed78a6b06324a332fb442e0022f30730e5996f8bc51df8b38842603408f024800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!ba0c7be8", "long_name": "Meshtastic 7be8", "short_name": "7be8", "macaddr": "ECC6DHvo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "ZH7XimsGMkozL7RC4AIvMHMOWZb4vFHfiziEJgNAjwI=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09216261306337626538120f4d65736874617374696320376265381a043762653822061020ba0c7be8282b4220647ed78a6b06324a332fb442e0022f30730e5996f8bc51df8b38842603408f024800
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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Varela Bot 🏡🤖 (🤖) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-82.0 dBm 7.00 dB 3 1c 🏡 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:01 UTC Current
Meshtastic 26b0 (26b0) -4.374s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -7.50 dB 1 af RPT7 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:57 UTC View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 🔋 (GRN1) -3.684s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -1.75 dB 2 b0 Vbm , 26b0 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:58 UTC View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -3.484s
Before 		-77.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 b0 Vbm , 26b0 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:58 UTC View
JAGO1_Cañaveral (JAGO) -2.992s
Before 		Unknown 11.25 dB 3 70 JAG2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:58 UTC View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) -2.980s
Before 		-50.0 dBm 10.50 dB 1 3a Q005 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:58 UTC View
[samsepi0l] 📡🌐 (tlg0) -2.421s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -1.50 dB 2 44 RPT6 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:59 UTC View
P3 iGate 🏠🌐 (P3N2) -2.227s
Before 		-37.0 dBm 10.75 dB 3 25 P3N1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:59 UTC View
ETH Maverick (ET01) -2.079s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -6.00 dB 2 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:04:59 UTC View
Fenix (FENX) -1.560s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -12.00 dB 2 61 TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:00 UTC View
Eagle’s Nest (EAGL) -1.537s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -3.25 dB 3 74 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:00 UTC View
ETH Goose (ET03) -0.108s
Before 		-33.0 dBm 10.75 dB 3 41 ET01 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:01 UTC View
PXT_Home (PXT1) +0.153s
After 		-95.0 dBm 7.75 dB 3 fd BAS2 MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:02 UTC View
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) +0.650s
After 		-95.0 dBm 0.25 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:02 UTC View
Meshtastic b2b4📡🌐 (b2b4) +0.660s
After 		-108.0 dBm -3.75 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:02 UTC View
🤖 Nicolas Cage 🌐 (Cage) +0.879s
After 		-72.0 dBm 11.50 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:02 UTC View
Skynet (Sky) +0.890s
After 		-39.0 dBm 10.75 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:02 UTC View
tizon (Sylv) +0.977s
After 		-116.0 dBm -7.75 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:02 UTC View
Quixote_JS8_5🗼🌐 (QXT5) +2.785s
After 		-114.0 dBm -10.00 dB 4 - MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:04 UTC View
Quixote_JS8_7 (QXT7) +2.788s
After 		-18.0 dBm 10.75 dB 4 - MediumFast 2025-12-17 10:05:04 UTC View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways