Packet #18106017 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Duncan Downtown LF20 (DDT) to !4358e1f0

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18106017
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc6c0aedf
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC
From Node: Duncan Downtown LF20 (DDT)
To Node: !4358e1f0 (e1f0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: It's So Damn Clutch (👛)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -63 dBm
SNR: 5.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: da
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Duncan Downtown LF20
Short Name:DDT
Node ID:!da5466d4
MAC Address:NLfaVGbU
Hardware:HELTEC_WSL_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:84 bytes
Gateway:!da741064
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da741064
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3662964436
Source node ID
uint32
to 1129898480
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -63.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 5.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774665929
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 218
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774665930.7545042
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !da741064
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -63.0 dBm
SNR: 5.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!da5466d4", "long_name": "Duncan Downtown LF20", "short_name": "DDT", "macaddr": "NLfaVGbU", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da741064", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3662964436, "to": 1129898480, "id": 3334516447, "rx_time": 1774665929, "rx_snr": 5.25, "rx_rssi": -63, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 218, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216461353436366434121444756e63616e20446f776e746f776e204c4632301a03444454220634b7da5466d4282c4220aa9c29c18aa8de1ef5b124e3f6d63e78f5a616c67b47059ef7c3d15cb7de2f1b4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!da5466d4", "long_name": "Duncan Downtown LF20", "short_name": "DDT", "macaddr": "NLfaVGbU", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3", "public_key": "qpwpwYqo3h71sSTj9tY+ePWmFsZ7RwWe98PRXLfeLxs=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a09216461353436366434121444756e63616e20446f776e746f776e204c4632301a03444454220634b7da5466d4282c4220aa9c29c18aa8de1ef5b124e3f6d63e78f5a616c67b47059ef7c3d15cb7de2f1b4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:84 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
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC Current
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.221s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.194s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.173s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.153s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.132s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.112s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.088s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.065s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.043s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.020s
Before
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.021s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.041s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.060s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.079s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.103s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.125s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.162s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.183s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.204s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.231s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.253s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.276s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.299s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.321s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.342s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.363s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.384s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.405s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.434s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.457s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.480s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.503s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.524s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.545s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.566s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.586s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.608s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.632s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.655s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.677s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.700s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.720s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.741s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.761s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
Franklin SLS (🐢) +0.783s
After
-40.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways