Packet #3988855 Success

NEIGHBORINFO_APP packet from Vito 📟📡 (VTO) to !00000001

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
48
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 3988855
Mesh Packet ID: 0x75156a7d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-17 18:25:23 UTC
From Node: Vito 📟📡 (VTO)
To Node: !00000001 (0001)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Port: 71
Gateway: Vito 📟📡 (VTO)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Size: 48 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Neighbor Information Report
Reporting Node: Vito 📟📡 (VTO)
Last Sent By: Vito 📟📡 (VTO)
Broadcast Interval:14400 seconds
Neighbors Found:3
3

Active Neighbors

Neighbor Details
Neighbor Node SNR Last Heard Broadcast Interval Signal Quality
Vich 📟🌐 (VCH) 0.0 dB Unknown Unknown Good
Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO) -16.2 dB Unknown Unknown Poor
Muev.E 📱🧭 (MVE) 8.2 dB Unknown Unknown Excellent
This neighbor information was reported by Vito 📟📡 (VTO) and shows which nodes it can directly communicate with and their signal quality.
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:48 bytes
Gateway:!a0cb1d2c
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
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
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cb1d2c
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (48 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2697665836
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 71
NEIGHBORINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 48 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1752772503
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 44
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1752776723.620265
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: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a0cb1d2c
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Size:48 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "node_id": 2697665836, "last_sent_by_id": 2697665836, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": 14400, "neighbors": [ { "node_id": 3677294900, "snr": 0.0, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Vich 📟🌐 (VCH)" }, { "node_id": 2732684944, "snr": -16.25, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Wake Up, Neo...📡 (NEO)" }, { "node_id": 84087652, "snr": 8.25, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Muev.E 📱🧭 (MVE)" } ], "neighbor_count": 3, "node_name": "Vito 📟📡 (VTO)", "last_sent_by_name": "Vito 📟📡 (VTO)" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb1d2c", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2697665836, "to": 1, "id": 1964337789, "rx_time": 1752772503, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 44, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 71, "payload": "08acbaac860a10acbaac860a18c070220608b4a2bcd90d220b0890ed85970a15000082c1220a08e4a68c281500000441", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "node_id": 2697665836, "last_sent_by_id": 2697665836, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": 14400, "neighbors": [ { "node_id": 3677294900 }, { "node_id": 2732684944, "snr": -16.25 }, { "node_id": 84087652, "snr": 8.25 } ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NEIGHBORINFO_APP", "message_class": "NeighborInfo" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (48 bytes)
08acbaac860a10acbaac860a18c070220608b4a2bcd90d220b0890ed85970a15000082c1220a08e4a68c281500000441
Hex Analysis:
Size:48 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Vito 📟📡 (VTO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-07-17 18:25:23 Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways