Packet #17811371 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) to kwarc.org 119c (KW1)

Total Receptions

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17811371
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x0c6df7b7` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC
From Node:	TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)
To Node:	kwarc.org 119c (KW1)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)
Channel:	MediumFast
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:	!433ae0a8
Channel:	MediumFast
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
+ 3 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!433ae0a8` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (95 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`1127932072` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`471208348` 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`	`1774606481` 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`	`1774606510.7204487` 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
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!433ae0a8`
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": "!433ae0a8", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1127932072, "to": 471208348, "id": 208533431, "rx_time": 1774606481, "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	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	Current
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.464s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.440s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.416s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.392s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.369s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.347s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.325s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.304s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.282s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.259s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.235s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.209s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.185s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.164s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.137s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.117s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.095s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.071s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.047s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	-0.023s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.022s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.043s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.065s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.086s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.110s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.134s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.158s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.181s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.202s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.224s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.245s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.267s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:15:10 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.291s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.315s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.344s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.375s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.396s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.417s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.448s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.470s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.503s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.535s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.557s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)	+0.579s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB)	+0.600s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK)	+0.621s After	Unknown	Unknown	`a8` THCK , TACO	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:15:11 UTC	View

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Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways