Packet #9866666 Success

ROUTING_APP packet from Venturada base test (Vbt) to Meshtastic 34de (34de)

14
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
2
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 9866666
Mesh Packet ID: 0x82c3a77d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-09 20:12:13 UTC
From Node: Venturada base test (Vbt)
To Node: Meshtastic 34de (34de)
Success: Processed
Protocol: ROUTING_APP
Port: 5
Gateway: 🌐Charly Torre 2🛰 (C185)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -10.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: ROUTING_APP
Size: 2 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
{
  "error_reason": "NO_CHANNEL",
  "type": "protobuf",
  "portnum": "ROUTING_APP",
  "message_class": "Routing"
}
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:2 bytes
Gateway:!ba6a7b0c
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:ROUTING_APP
Hop Count:1 / 2
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 (1 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ba6a7b0c
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (2 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 382566388
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1290089694
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 5
ROUTING_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 2 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -10.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757452306
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 8
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757448733.5856547
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ba6a7b0c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -10.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:ROUTING_APP
Size:2 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "error_reason": "NO_CHANNEL", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "ROUTING_APP", "message_class": "Routing" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba6a7b0c", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 382566388, "to": 1290089694, "id": 2193860477, "rx_time": 1757452306, "rx_snr": -10.0, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 8, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 5, "payload": "1806", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "error_reason": "NO_CHANNEL", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "ROUTING_APP", "message_class": "Routing" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (2 bytes)
1806
Hex Analysis:
Size:2 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
🌐Charly Torre 2🛰 (C185) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -10.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:13 Current
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -3.161s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:10 View
Perseo 🗼🌐 (nvm1) -3.155s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -16.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:10 View
@lazynoda cocidito 🥵 🗼🌐 (LNCM) -2.987s
Before 		-111.0 dBm 0.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:10 View
Meshtastic fbec (fbec) -2.921s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -5.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:10 View
Tlgo 📡🌐🔋🔌 (TLG0) -2.898s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -9.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:10 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -1.628s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -7.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:11 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -1.555s
Before 		-99.0 dBm 5.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:12 View
g1bal (g1b0) -1.489s
Before 		-87.0 dBm -5.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:12 View
Meshtastic c498📡🌐 (C498) -0.604s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -14.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:12 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -0.576s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -1.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:13 View
Ocumare_Base_🗼🌐 (CATA) -0.472s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -13.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:13 View
SkG@Somewhere 🤨 (SkGs) +1.680s
After 		-116.0 dBm -13.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:15 View
Vaguada Portable (Vgda) +5.243s
After 		-106.0 dBm -10.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-09 20:12:18 View
14

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways