Packet #18015567 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from [email protected][d696][NorthYork] (d696) to VE3LJU2_base (LJU2)

Total Receptions

Unique Gateways

Hop Count

103

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	18015567
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x0aa4e16b` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC
From Node:	[email protected][d696][NorthYork] (d696)
To Node:	VE3LJU2_base (LJU2)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	Unknown
SNR:	Unknown
Hop Info:	2/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 5
Relay Node:	`98` Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet

Payload Data

Protocol: NODEINFO_APP

Size: 103 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Long Name:	[email protected][d696][NorthYork]
Short Name:	d696
Node ID:	!dd1dd696
MAC Address:	2DrdHdaW
Hardware:	PORTDUINO

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:	103 bytes
Gateway:	!b03d10e4
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:	2 / 7

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Direct Message

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!b03d10e4` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (103 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3709720214` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`181004372` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`4` NODEINFO_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`103` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`5` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`2` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	Not set	int32
`rx_snr`	Not set	float
`rx_time`	`1774646948` 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`	`152` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774646950.7119987` 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

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID: !b03d10e4

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP
Size:	103 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "id": "!dd1dd696", "long_name": "[email protected][d696][NorthYork] ", "short_name": "d696", "macaddr": "2DrdHdaW", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO" }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03d10e4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3709720214, "to": 181004372, "id": 178577771, "rx_time": 1774646948, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092164643164643639361226646973636f72644063656461726d6573682e63615b643639365d5b4e6f727468596f726b5d201a04643639362206d83add1dd6962825380142202743fa6125a48dcbce0a6d803404ee79881cd48cc0df148b3a649bca441b1b24", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!dd1dd696", "long_name": "[email protected][d696][NorthYork] ", "short_name": "d696", "macaddr": "2DrdHdaW", "hw_model": "PORTDUINO", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "J0P6YSWkjcvOCm2ANATueYgc1IzA3xSLOmSbykQbGyQ=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (103 bytes)

0a092164643164643639361226646973636f72644063656461726d6573682e63615b643639365d5b4e6f727468596f726b5d201a04643639362206d83add1dd6962825380142202743fa6125a48dcbce0a6d803404ee79881cd48cc0df148b3a649bca441b1b24

Hex Analysis:

Size:	103 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
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	Current
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.015s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.994s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.972s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.951s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.929s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.905s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.881s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.848s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.825s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.805s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.784s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	LongFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.763s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.741s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.717s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:09 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.685s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.662s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.637s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.616s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.594s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.573s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.551s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.526s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.502s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.479s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.457s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.435s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.413s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.393s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.371s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.336s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.308s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.286s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.264s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.243s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.223s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.202s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.180s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.156s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.132s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.109s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.087s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.065s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.044s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.023s Before	Unknown	Unknown	2	`98`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 21:29:10 UTC	View

45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways