Packet #2923901 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Twist Nodo 🗼 (TWTH) to JRM0 🌐🗼 (JRM0)

4
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2923901
Mesh Packet ID: 0x1aa45a9f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-05 20:40:28 UTC
From Node: Twist Nodo 🗼 (TWTH)
To Node: JRM0 🌐🗼 (JRM0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Twist 02 📱🌐 (TWT2)
Channel: Iberia
RSSI: -62 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Twist Nodo 🗼
Short Name:TWTH
Node ID:!889a87f1
MAC Address:ycKImofx
Hardware:RAK4631
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:!ea8fe054
Channel:Iberia
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ea8fe054
Node ID format
channel_id Iberia
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2291828721
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2224754400
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -62.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1751470520
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 241
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1751748028.5482905
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: Iberia
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ea8fe054
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -62.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 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": "!889a87f1", "long_name": "Twist Nodo 🗼", "short_name": "TWTH", "macaddr": "ycKImofx", "hw_model": "RAK4631" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ea8fe054", "channel_id": "Iberia", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2291828721, "to": 2224754400, "id": 446978719, "rx_time": 1751470520, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -62, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 241, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213838396138376631120f5477697374204e6f646f20f09f97bc1a04545754482206c9c2889a87f128094220a78c0c4faa8e3643165da2785365d17d73ec4a00f92532284815e9085ada24214800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!889a87f1", "long_name": "Twist Nodo 🗼", "short_name": "TWTH", "macaddr": "ycKImofx", "hw_model": "RAK4631", "public_key": "p4wMT6qONkMWXaJ4U2XRfXPsSgD5JTIoSBXpCFraJCE=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213838396138376631120f5477697374204e6f646f20f09f97bc1a04545754482206c9c2889a87f128094220a78c0c4faa8e3643165da2785365d17d73ec4a00f92532284815e9085ada24214800
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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Twist 02 📱🌐 (TWT2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-62.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 Iberia 2025-07-05 20:40:28 Current
Twist 03 📡🌐 (TWT3) -277506.401s
Before 		-58.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 Iberia 2025-07-02 15:35:22 View
Twist 03 📡🌐 (TWT3) -277506.350s
Before 		-58.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 Iberia 2025-07-02 15:35:22 View
Twist 02 📱🌐 (TWT2) +0.048s
After 		-62.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 Iberia 2025-07-05 20:40:28 View
4

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways