Packet #18068086 Success

ROUTING_APP packet from Mt Baldy (MBLD) to JNO4 Wardrive (JNO4)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
2
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18068086
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdf530ee0
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-28 00:39:45 UTC
From Node: Mt Baldy (MBLD)
To Node: JNO4 Wardrive (JNO4)
Success: Processed
Protocol: ROUTING_APP
Port: 5
Gateway: VE7OWQ (🐝)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -54 dBm
SNR: 13.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 11 🙀
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: ROUTING_APP
Size: 2 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
{
  "error_reason": "NONE",
  "type": "protobuf",
  "portnum": "ROUTING_APP",
  "message_class": "Routing"
}
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:2 bytes
Gateway:!f6a6b8d8
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:ROUTING_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !f6a6b8d8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (2 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1048425123
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2806802895
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 5
ROUTING_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 2 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -54.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 13.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774658337
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment 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 17
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774658385.3595464
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)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !f6a6b8d8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -54.0 dBm
SNR: 13.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:ROUTING_APP
Size:2 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "error_reason": "NONE", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "ROUTING_APP", "message_class": "Routing" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f6a6b8d8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1048425123, "to": 2806802895, "id": 3746762464, "rx_time": 1774658337, "rx_snr": 13.25, "rx_rssi": -54, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": true, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 17, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 5, "payload": "1800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "error_reason": "NONE", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "ROUTING_APP", "message_class": "Routing" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (2 bytes)
1800
Hex Analysis:
Size:2 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
VE7OWQ (🐝) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-54.0 dBm 13.25 dB 2 11 🙀 MediumSlow 2026-03-28 00:39:45 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways