Packet #29987177 Success

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

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 29987177
Mesh Packet ID: 0x40068df2
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-25 05:28:57 UTC
From Node: Mario Portatil (8ba8)
To Node: 📡 AGUILAS 🦅 (ND_1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Albacete_01 🛜 (Ab01)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -121 dBm
SNR: -9.75 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 48 SP00
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:!a0cc16fc
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:5 / 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 (5 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cc16fc
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 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -121.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -9.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1766640536
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 72
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1766640537.4868872
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: !a0cc16fc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -121.0 dBm
SNR: -9.75 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": "!a0cc16fc", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 80055208, "to": 2697685892, "id": 1074171378, "rx_time": 1766640536, "rx_snr": -9.75, "rx_rssi": -121, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 72, "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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Albacete_01 🛜 (Ab01) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-121.0 dBm -9.75 dB 5 48 SP00 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:57 UTC Current
JP Terraza (JPT1) -9.474s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 74 CN1 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:48 UTC View
🐰🗼 (📡) -4.670s
Before 		-37.0 dBm 11.75 dB 3 61 📟 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:52 UTC View
San_Pablo🗼 (SP00) -1.462s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -13.25 dB 4 a4 📍 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:56 UTC View
EAL Station 1 🗼🌐 (EAL1) -1.426s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -1.00 dB 4 a4 📍 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:56 UTC View
ROQUETAS 2 - EA7HMB ☀️🗼 (RQT2) +0.261s
After 		-99.0 dBm -6.00 dB 7 0f AL11 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:57 UTC View
Mula_LaTorre_Int (MUL2) +0.570s
After 		-43.0 dBm 11.25 dB 6 9c MULA MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:28:58 UTC View
EA8EE_Albacete (EA8E) +3.490s
After 		-109.0 dBm -4.50 dB 5 47 EAL2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:29:00 UTC View
CARREFOUR ea5wa (WA01) +3.499s
After 		-93.0 dBm 6.75 dB 5 47 EAL2 MediumFast 2025-12-25 05:29:00 UTC View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways