Packet #17895309 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Kraken (Base) to !ffffffff

Total Receptions

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17895309
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x2ccda524` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC
From Node:	Kraken (Base)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)
Channel:	ShortFast
RSSI:	-103 dBm
SNR:	-5.25 dBm
Hop Info:	0/5 hops Start: 5, Limit: 5
Relay Node:	`84` Base 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: 71 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Long Name:	Kraken
Short Name:	Base
Node ID:	!16c3f684
MAC Address:	mKMWw/aE
Hardware:	STATION_G2

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:	71 bytes
Gateway:	!9ea0bd1c
Channel:	ShortFast
Payload Type:	NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 5

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 2 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!9ea0bd1c` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`ShortFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (71 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`381941380` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`4` NODEINFO_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`71` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`5` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`5` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-103.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-5.25` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1774621292` 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`	`132` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774621296.198563` Unix timestamp	uint32

MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast

Privacy Features:

✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!9ea0bd1c`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -103.0 dBm SNR: -5.25 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP
Size:	71 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "id": "!16c3f684", "long_name": "Kraken", "short_name": "Base", "macaddr": "mKMWw/aE", "hw_model": "STATION_G2" }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ea0bd1c", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 381941380, "to": 4294967295, "id": 751674660, "rx_time": 1774621292, "rx_snr": -5.25, "rx_rssi": -103, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 132, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921313663336636383412064b72616b656e1a0442617365220698a316c3f684281f4220c10c16d31a929bc329380e8dc03bd902a66df51306c5f472ef3f3893c2562b524801", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!16c3f684", "long_name": "Kraken", "short_name": "Base", "macaddr": "mKMWw/aE", "hw_model": "STATION_G2", "public_key": "wQwW0xqSm8MpOA6NwDvZAqZt9RMGxfRy7z84k8JWK1I=", "is_unmessagable": true, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (71 bytes)

0a0921313663336636383412064b72616b656e1a0442617365220698a316c3f684281f4220c10c16d31a929bc329380e8dc03bd902a66df51306c5f472ef3f3893c2562b524801

Hex Analysis:

Size:	71 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
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) Primary	0.000s Reference	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	Current
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.748s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.712s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.677s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.656s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.632s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.609s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.586s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.563s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.542s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.521s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.500s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.478s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.455s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.430s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.408s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.386s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.365s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.344s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.323s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.301s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.277s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.246s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	MediumFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.220s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.199s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:35 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.178s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.156s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.136s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.113s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.089s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.066s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.043s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	-0.021s Before	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.020s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.041s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.063s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.086s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.110s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.132s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.154s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.175s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.196s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.217s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.239s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)	+0.263s After	-103.0 dBm	-5.25 dB	`84` Base	LongFast	2026-03-27 14:21:36 UTC	View

45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways