Packet #17789226 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Blueytastic (🐶) to kwarc.org c908 (KWC)

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
78
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17789226
Mesh Packet ID: 0x248d2cef
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC
From Node: Blueytastic (🐶)
To Node: kwarc.org c908 (KWC)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Balconytastic (PIE1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -46 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 1e 🐶
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: 78 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Blueytastic
Short Name:🐶
Node ID:!18178c1e
MAC Address:5qoYF4we
Hardware:HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114
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:78 bytes
Gateway:!49b3d5b8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !49b3d5b8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (78 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 404196382
Source node ID
uint32
to 3812346120
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 78 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 -46.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774602883
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 30
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774602884.2259963
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
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !49b3d5b8
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -46.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:78 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!18178c1e", "long_name": "Blueytastic", "short_name": "🐶", "macaddr": "5qoYF4we", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!49b3d5b8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 404196382, "to": 3812346120, "id": 613231855, "rx_time": 1774602883, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -46, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 30, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213138313738633165120b426c7565797461737469631a04f09f90b62206e6aa18178c1e2845380c4220baa096a847f4d64a252b1b2e8f660c8449f4728623a810cd498db1c04d07f3664800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!18178c1e", "long_name": "Blueytastic", "short_name": "🐶", "macaddr": "5qoYF4we", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "uqCWqEf01kolKxsuj2YMhEn0coYjqBDNSY2xwE0H82Y=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (78 bytes)
0a09213138313738633165120b426c7565797461737469631a04f09f90b62206e6aa18178c1e2845380c4220baa096a847f4d64a252b1b2e8f660c8449f4728623a810cd498db1c04d07f3664800
Hex Analysis:
Size:78 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Balconytastic (PIE1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC Current
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.023s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.058s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.086s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.110s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.139s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.164s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.186s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.213s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.234s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.255s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.277s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.301s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.325s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.349s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.373s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.394s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.416s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.438s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.460s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.483s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.508s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.531s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.555s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.576s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.598s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.619s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.645s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.669s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.693s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.717s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.740s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.761s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:14:44 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.783s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.805s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.826s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.851s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.875s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.899s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.922s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.950s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.972s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.993s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.015s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.039s
After
-46.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +1.064s
After
-18.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 1e 🐶 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:14:45 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways