Packet #29976155 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Mario Portatil (8ba8) to 📡 AGUILAS 🦅 (ND_1)

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 29976155
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe138d19a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-25 04:12:19 UTC
From Node: Mario Portatil (8ba8)
To Node: 📡 AGUILAS 🦅 (ND_1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Karman’s HeltecV4 Beta (KHV4)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -57 dBm
SNR: 8.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Relay Node: 37 1337
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:Mario Portatil
Short Name:8ba8
Node ID:!04c58ba8
MAC Address:sKYExYuo
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
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:!4e5948a8
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 7
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 (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !4e5948a8
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 80055208
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2697685892
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -57.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1766635939
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 55
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766635939.8313465
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !4e5948a8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -57.0 dBm
SNR: 8.75 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": "!04c58ba8", "long_name": "Mario Portatil ", "short_name": "8ba8", "macaddr": "sKYExYuo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!4e5948a8", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 80055208, "to": 2697685892, "id": 3778597274, "rx_time": 1766635939, "rx_snr": 8.75, "rx_rssi": -57, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 55, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213034633538626138120f4d6172696f20506f72746174696c201a04386261382206b0a604c58ba8286e4220b767143bca2153672f6a1669057cf067f9fdfa8676bee0a2c4eb7b49d24f615c4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!04c58ba8", "long_name": "Mario Portatil ", "short_name": "8ba8", "macaddr": "sKYExYuo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "public_key": "t2cUO8ohU2cvahZpBXzwZ/n9+oZ2vuCixOt7SdJPYVw=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213034633538626138120f4d6172696f20506f72746174696c201a04386261382206b0a604c58ba8286e4220b767143bca2153672f6a1669057cf067f9fdfa8676bee0a2c4eb7b49d24f615c4800
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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Karman’s HeltecV4 Beta (KHV4) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-57.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 37 1337 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:19 UTC Current
JP Terraza (JPT1) -0.379s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 74 CN1 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:19 UTC View
CARREFOUR ea5wa (WA01) +2.841s
After 		-91.0 dBm 5.50 dB 5 06 📍 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:22 UTC View
EAL Station 1 🗼🌐 (EAL1) +2.898s
After 		-99.0 dBm 5.00 dB 5 06 📍 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:22 UTC View
Mula_LaTorre_Int (MUL2) +3.574s
After 		-43.0 dBm 10.75 dB 6 9c MULA MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:23 UTC View
🐰🗼 (📡) +3.819s
After 		-37.0 dBm 10.75 dB 3 61 📟 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:23 UTC View
San_Pablo🗼 (SP00) +3.852s
After 		-97.0 dBm 7.75 dB 6 98 GTE MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:23 UTC View
Meshtastic 3dc0 (3dc0) +4.121s
After 		-106.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 88 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:23 UTC View
NarKT3S3📡 (NKT3) +5.392s
After 		-117.0 dBm -8.75 dB 7 fa ALTA MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:25 UTC View
EA8EE_Albacete (EA8E) +11.232s
After 		-108.0 dBm -7.75 dB 7 c0 MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:31 UTC View
USCSS NOSTROMO (XENO) +12.921s
After 		-109.0 dBm -1.00 dB 7 - MediumFast 2025-12-25 04:12:32 UTC View
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Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways