Packet #1592161 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Waters Lake Neighborhood (🏞) to !810bb577

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
91
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1592161
Mesh Packet ID: 0x16880042
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-06 19:27:48 UTC
From Node: Waters Lake Neighborhood (🏞)
To Node: !810bb577 (b577)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Six Feet Over - MF (SFO)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -113 dBm
SNR: -14.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Relay Node: b5 FIVE
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: 91 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Waters Lake Neighborhood
Short Name:🏞
Node ID:!043ada10
MAC Address:rKcEOtoQ
Hardware:HELTEC_V3
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:91 bytes
Gateway:!db2b13f8
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
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 !db2b13f8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (91 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 70965776
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2165028215
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 91 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -113.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -14.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1780774066
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 181
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1780774068.1792264
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: !db2b13f8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -113.0 dBm
SNR: -14.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:91 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!043ada10", "long_name": "Waters Lake Neighborhood", "short_name": "🏞", "macaddr": "rKcEOtoQ", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b13f8", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 70965776, "to": 2165028215, "id": 378011714, "rx_time": 1780774066, "rx_snr": -14.25, "rx_rssi": -113, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 181, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092130343361646131301218576174657273204c616b65204e65696768626f72686f6f641a04f09f8f9e2206aca7043ada10282b380c4220dc6f7d550d94cedca3dee5990825d5b8cd2af380f52a51eb0976069470badc084800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!043ada10", "long_name": "Waters Lake Neighborhood", "short_name": "🏞", "macaddr": "rKcEOtoQ", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "3G99VQ2Uztyj3uWZCCXVuM0q84D1KlHrCXYGlHC63Ag=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (91 bytes)
0a092130343361646131301218576174657273204c616b65204e65696768626f72686f6f641a04f09f8f9e2206aca7043ada10282b380c4220dc6f7d550d94cedca3dee5990825d5b8cd2af380f52a51eb0976069470badc084800
Hex Analysis:
Size:91 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Six Feet Over - MF (SFO) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-113.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 b5 FIVE MediumFast 2026-06-06 19:27:48 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways