Packet #18019937 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Netsplit (💳) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
31
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18019937
Mesh Packet ID: 0x285c081c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC
From Node: Netsplit (💳)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -111 dBm
SNR: -11.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
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: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 31 bytes
Decoded: No
'memoryview' object has no attribute 'decode'
Text Content:
517565656e20616e6420426174687572737420706f636b6574207465737420
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:31 bytes
Gateway:!9ea0bd1c
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9ea0bd1c
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (31 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3000491122
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 31 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -111.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -11.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774647831
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 1774647833.912027
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
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9ea0bd1c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -111.0 dBm
SNR: -11.25 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9ea0bd1c", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3000491122, "to": 4294967295, "id": 677120028, "rx_time": 1774647831, "rx_snr": -11.25, "rx_rssi": -111, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "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": 1, "payload": "517565656e20616e6420426174687572737420706f636b6574207465737420", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "raw_bytes": "517565656e20616e6420426174687572737420706f636b6574207465737420", "type": "decode_error", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "decode_error": "'memoryview' object has no attribute 'decode'" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (31 bytes)
517565656e20616e6420426174687572737420706f636b6574207465737420
Hex Analysis:
Size:31 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
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC Current
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.372s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.339s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.327s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.314s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.300s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.287s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.272s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.260s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.248s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.235s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.223s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.211s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.200s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.184s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.173s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.162s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.151s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.140s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.128s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.117s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.098s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.089s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.078s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.061s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.046s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.032s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.019s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) -0.010s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.015s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.026s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.043s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.068s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.080s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:53 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.093s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.113s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.131s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.141s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.152s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.171s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.195s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.210s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.224s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.241s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
Tracer-Mesh-bd1c (bd1c) +0.252s
After
-111.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 84 Base LongFast 2026-03-27 21:43:54 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways