Packet #18106028 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: 18106028
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc6c0aedf
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-28 02:45:31 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: MediumFast
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:MediumFast
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
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da741064
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
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 1774665931.0073938
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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": "MediumFast", "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 MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC Current
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.474s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.447s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.426s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.406s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.385s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.365s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.341s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.318s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.295s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.273s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.253s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.232s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.212s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.193s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.174s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.150s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.128s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.091s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.070s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.049s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.022s
Before 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:45:30 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.023s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.046s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.068s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.089s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.110s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.131s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.152s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.181s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.204s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.227s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.250s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.272s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.292s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.313s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.333s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.355s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.379s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.402s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.425s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.447s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.467s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.488s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.508s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
Franklin SLS (🐢) +0.530s
After 		-40.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:45:31 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways