Packet #29043982 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Fenix (FENX) to Pozuelo (POZ1)

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
70
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 29043982
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7c550fa3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-21 02:17:57 UTC
From Node: Fenix (FENX)
To Node: Pozuelo (POZ1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: πŸŽ„ SkG@Home πŸ“‘πŸŒ (SkGH)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -101 dBm
SNR: -10.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 2
Relay Node: bb 03bb
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: 70 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Fenix
Short Name:FENX
Node ID:!6c73d988
MAC Address:oN1sc9mI
Hardware:TBEAM
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:70 bytes
Gateway:!13267e64
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !13267e64
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (70 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1819531656
Source node ID
uint32
to 1770271252
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 70 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -101.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -10.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1766283477
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 187
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766283477.3181348
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !13267e64
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -101.0 dBm
SNR: -10.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:70 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!6c73d988", "long_name": "Fenix", "short_name": "FENX", "macaddr": "oN1sc9mI", "hw_model": "TBEAM" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!13267e64", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1819531656, "to": 1770271252, "id": 2085949347, "rx_time": 1766283477, "rx_snr": -10.5, "rx_rssi": -101, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 187, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213663373364393838120546656e69781a0446454e582206a0dd6c73d988280442204020bd18d5ecc15b0016021b94ed6b944354ea1d1f9c2580678614a0d9554e074800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!6c73d988", "long_name": "Fenix", "short_name": "FENX", "macaddr": "oN1sc9mI", "hw_model": "TBEAM", "public_key": "QCC9GNXswVsAFgIblO1rlENU6h0fnCWAZ4YUoNlVTgc=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (70 bytes)
0a09213663373364393838120546656e69781a0446454e582206a0dd6c73d988280442204020bd18d5ecc15b0016021b94ed6b944354ea1d1f9c2580678614a0d9554e074800
Hex Analysis:
Size:70 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
πŸŽ„ SkG@Home πŸ“‘πŸŒ (SkGH) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-101.0 dBm -10.50 dB 2 bb 03bb MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:17:57 UTC Current
Karabanchel_Baldur (KarB) -2.530s
Before
-107.0 dBm -8.25 dB 1 61 Ilde , TO1 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:17:54 UTC View
πŸ€– Nicolas Cage 🌐 (Cage) +1.202s
After
-121.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 bb 03bb MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:17:58 UTC View
Meshtastic b2b4πŸ“‘πŸŒ (b2b4) +1.485s
After
-112.0 dBm -9.25 dB 3 e2 Red MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:17:58 UTC View
tizon (Sylv) +2.097s
After
-113.0 dBm -5.00 dB 4 5d πŸ₯– MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:17:59 UTC View
EA4IGE_Alco (astu) +2.535s
After
-123.0 dBm -12.75 dB 3 64 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:17:59 UTC View
Venturada2 πŸ—ΌπŸŒž (Vb2) +3.139s
After
-99.0 dBm 1.75 dB 4 08 ET18 , JPL2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:18:00 UTC View
Varela Bot πŸ‘πŸ€– (πŸ€–) +3.678s
After
-84.0 dBm 7.75 dB 4 1c 🏑 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:18:00 UTC View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +3.880s
After
-114.0 dBm -12.25 dB 4 08 JPL2 MediumFast 2025-12-21 02:18:01 UTC View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways