Packet #4033770 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from MeshBot (🤖) to radiomakers_02_josep868b (durb)

2
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
225
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 4033770
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe48d44a5
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-18 08:30:02 UTC
From Node: MeshBot (🤖)
To Node: radiomakers_02_josep868b (durb)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: MeshBot (🤖)
Channel: Iberia
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 225 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
1/2: El rol óptimo para un nodo Meshtastic en la cima de una montaña sería el de un repetidor de largo alcance o una estación base. Esto se debe a que su ubicación elevada maximizaría la cobertura de la red, permitiendo
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:225 bytes
Gateway:!db2fa5d3
Channel:Iberia
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2fa5d3
Node ID format
channel_id Iberia
packet MeshPacket (225 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3677332947
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3677332400
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 225 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 Not set fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment 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 1752827402.5009754
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)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: Iberia
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !db2fa5d3
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2fa5d3", "channel_id": "Iberia", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3677332947, "to": 3677332400, "id": 3834463397, "rx_time": 0, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "312f323a20456c20726f6c20c3b37074696d6f207061726120756e206e6f646f204d65736874617374696320656e206c612063696d6120646520756e61206d6f6e7461c3b16120736572c3ad6120656c20646520756e20726570657469646f72206465206c6172676f20616c63616e6365206f20756e6120657374616369c3b36e20626173652e204573746f20736520646562652061207175652073752075626963616369c3b36e20656c6576616461206d6178696d697a6172c3ad61206c6120636f62657274757261206465206c61207265642c207065726d697469656e646f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "1/2: El rol óptimo para un nodo Meshtastic en la cima de una montaña sería el de un repetidor de largo alcance o una estación base. Esto se debe a que su ubicación elevada maximizaría la cobertura de la red, permitiendo", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (225 bytes)
312f323a20456c20726f6c20c3b37074696d6f207061726120756e206e6f646f204d65736874617374696320656e206c612063696d6120646520756e61206d6f6e7461c3b16120736572c3ad6120656c20646520756e20726570657469646f72206465206c6172676f20616c63616e6365206f20756e6120657374616369c3b36e20626173652e204573746f20736520646562652061207175652073752075626963616369c3b36e20656c6576616461206d6178696d697a6172c3ad61206c6120636f62657274757261206465206c61207265642c207065726d697469656e646f
Hex Analysis:
Size:225 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
MeshBot (🤖) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 Iberia 2025-07-18 08:30:02 Current
MeshBot (🤖) +0.090s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 Iberia 2025-07-18 08:30:02 View
2

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways