Packet #29042153 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Bidegunea 🚗🛣️ (BIDE) to Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)

19
Total Receptions
19
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 29042153
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7744b16a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-21 02:02:56 UTC
From Node: Bidegunea 🚗🛣️ (BIDE)
To Node: Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Villalbilla02 (VBV2)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -117 dBm
SNR: -7.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Relay Node: b0 Vb2
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: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Bidegunea 🚗🛣️
Short Name:BIDE
Node ID:!9ea0f0ec
MAC Address:nBOeoPDs
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:88 bytes
Gateway:!26223cf8
Channel:MediumFast
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
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !26223cf8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661347564
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1129719940
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 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 -117.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1766282571
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 176
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766282576.301416
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !26223cf8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -117.0 dBm
SNR: -7.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9ea0f0ec", "long_name": "Bidegunea 🚗🛣️", "short_name": "BIDE", "macaddr": "nBOeoPDs", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!26223cf8", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661347564, "to": 1129719940, "id": 2000990570, "rx_time": 1766282571, "rx_snr": -7.25, "rx_rssi": -117, "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": 176, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921396561306630656312154269646567756e656120f09f9a97f09f9ba3efb88f1a044249444522069c139ea0f0ec282b38014220d49b65fdbedfcc17c15124df3f745b57022178470ec87e1a0eb47ba5d716dc294800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9ea0f0ec", "long_name": "Bidegunea 🚗🛣️", "short_name": "BIDE", "macaddr": "nBOeoPDs", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "1Jtl/b7fzBfBUSTfP3RbVwIheEcOyH4aDrR7pdcW3Ck=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a0921396561306630656312154269646567756e656120f09f9a97f09f9ba3efb88f1a044249444522069c139ea0f0ec282b38014220d49b65fdbedfcc17c15124df3f745b57022178470ec87e1a0eb47ba5d716dc294800
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-117.0 dBm -7.25 dB 5 b0 Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:56 UTC Current
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) -5.021s
Before 		-99.0 dBm 1.00 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:51 UTC View
Meshtastic b2b4📡🌐 (b2b4) -5.017s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -14.25 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:51 UTC View
🤖 Nicolas Cage 🌐 (Cage) -4.781s
Before 		-72.0 dBm 11.00 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:51 UTC View
tizon (Sylv) -4.701s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -5.00 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:51 UTC View
Eagle’s Nest (EAGL) -4.566s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -6.00 dB 3 a4 Raq1 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:51 UTC View
Venturada2 🗼🌞 (Vb2) -3.255s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 0.75 dB 4 b0 Vbm , PUPM , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:53 UTC View
JAGO1_Cañaveral (JAGO) -2.892s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -5.00 dB 4 8c thg8 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:53 UTC View
Ocumare Norte🗼🌐 (RRN) -2.663s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -5.00 dB 5 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:53 UTC View
Skynet (Sky) -2.234s
Before 		-53.0 dBm 10.00 dB 3 2d SkyB MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:54 UTC View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -2.228s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -12.00 dB 5 c0 sdAh MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:54 UTC View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -2.112s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 8.00 dB 5 b0 Vbm , Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:54 UTC View
Mikasa 🧣 📟 (🧣) -0.383s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -6.00 dB 5 b0 Vb2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:55 UTC View
ETH Maverick (ET01) -0.035s
Before 		-88.0 dBm 2.25 dB 4 72 Knb1 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:56 UTC View
Justicia Meshtastic b0e4 🏢 (b0e4) +0.339s
After 		-116.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 25 🌇 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:56 UTC View
ETH Goose (ET03) +0.890s
After 		-25.0 dBm 11.00 dB 5 41 ET01 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:57 UTC View
X Wing 🚀 Kenobi (Knb2) +1.311s
After 		-111.0 dBm -3.50 dB 5 41 ET01 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:02:57 UTC View
🎄 SkG@Home 📡🌐 (SkGH) +6.503s
After 		-104.0 dBm -13.00 dB 4 48 SMR1 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:03:02 UTC View
EA4IGE_Alco (astu) +9.764s
After 		-122.0 dBm -13.00 dB 5 64 SkGH MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:03:06 UTC View
19

Total Receptions

19

Unique Gateways