Packet #29970070 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 4Leo🏠🇪🇸📡 (4Leo) to !ffffffff

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
96
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 29970070
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdb46ecff
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-25 03:24:55 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 4Leo🏠🇪🇸📡 (4Leo)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: USCSS NOSTROMO (XENO)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -108 dBm
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 96 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic 4Leo🏠🇪🇸📡
Short Name:4Leo
Node ID:!a0cc7298
MAC Address:MO2gzHKY
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:96 bytes
Gateway:!95a578b0
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !95a578b0
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (96 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2697753240
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 96 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -108.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1766633094
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766633095.5176995
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !95a578b0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -108.0 dBm
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:96 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!a0cc7298", "long_name": "Meshtastic 4Leo🏠🇪🇸📡", "short_name": "4Leo", "macaddr": "MO2gzHKY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!95a578b0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2697753240, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3678858495, "rx_time": 1766633094, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": -108, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216130636337323938121f4d65736874617374696320344c656ff09f8fa0f09f87aaf09f87b8f09f93a11a04344c656f220630eda0cc7298282b4220a8ee51374c1e4aadb51cbc0c650bb726a71ddca071bab804142f39a96263701b4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!a0cc7298", "long_name": "Meshtastic 4Leo🏠🇪🇸📡", "short_name": "4Leo", "macaddr": "MO2gzHKY", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "qO5RN0weSq21HLwMZQu3Jqcd3KBxurgEFC85qWJjcBs=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (96 bytes)
0a09216130636337323938121f4d65736874617374696320344c656ff09f8fa0f09f87aaf09f87b8f09f93a11a04344c656f220630eda0cc7298282b4220a8ee51374c1e4aadb51cbc0c650bb726a71ddca071bab804142f39a96263701b4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:96 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
USCSS NOSTROMO (XENO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-108.0 dBm Unknown 3 - MediumFast 2025-12-25 03:24:55 UTC Current
NarKT3S3📡 (NKT3) -3.816s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -5.50 dB 0 98 GJGP , 4Leo MediumFast 2025-12-25 03:24:51 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways