Packet #17756553 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) to Meshtastic 2fec (2fec)

47
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
95
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17756553
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdf170baf
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 07:34:20 UTC
From Node: TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)
To Node: Meshtastic 2fec (2fec)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: a8 THCK , TACO
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: 95 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8
Short Name:TACO
Node ID:!433ae0a8
MAC Address:SMpDOuCo
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:95 bytes
Gateway:!849a5234
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !849a5234
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (95 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1127932072
Source node ID 		uint32
to 116797420
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 95 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
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 1774596778
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 70
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 168
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774596860.6700375
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !849a5234
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:95 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!433ae0a8", "long_name": "TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8", "short_name": "TACO", "macaddr": "SMpDOuCo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!849a5234", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1127932072, "to": 116797420, "id": 3742829487, "rx_time": 1774596778, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 168, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213433336165306138121e5441434f2057415645204c32302f55532f544f206d742e677420653061381a045441434f220648ca433ae0a8282b4220119a37ee1a8770caab07ddfe88b48c81133f441c586c9087326af90331ad68474800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!433ae0a8", "long_name": "TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8", "short_name": "TACO", "macaddr": "SMpDOuCo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "EZo37hqHcMqrB93+iLSMgRM/RBxYbJCHMmr5AzGtaEc=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (95 bytes)
0a09213433336165306138121e5441434f2057415645204c32302f55532f544f206d742e677420653061381a045441434f220648ca433ae0a8282b4220119a37ee1a8770caab07ddfe88b48c81133f441c586c9087326af90331ad68474800
Hex Analysis:
Size:95 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
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:20 UTC Current
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -30.940s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:33:49 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -6.850s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:13 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -6.826s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:13 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -6.632s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -6.522s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -6.105s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -6.005s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.964s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.934s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.911s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.889s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.867s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.825s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.784s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.742s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.698s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:14 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.662s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.442s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.416s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.389s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.360s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.306s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.246s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.222s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.198s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.171s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.141s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.113s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.064s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -5.037s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -4.962s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:15 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -4.644s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:16 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -4.619s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:16 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -4.564s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:16 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -4.538s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:16 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -4.084s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:16 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.683s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:16 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.657s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.629s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.603s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.578s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortFast 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.551s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.524s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.495s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) -3.469s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO MediumFast 2026-03-27 07:34:17 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.020s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 THCK , TACO LongFast 2026-03-27 07:34:20 UTC View
47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways