Packet #18160173 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18160173
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5645cae9
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC
From Node: Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 6
Relay Node: c0 SSB3
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Sunset Beach 3
Short Name:SSB3
Node ID:!db2b29c0
MAC Address:EFHbKynA
Hardware:HELTEC_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:79 bytes
Gateway:!db2b29c0
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 6
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2b29c0
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3677039040
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1774676682
Receive timestamp
fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission
bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested
bool
priority 10
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 192
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774676683.6090267
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db2b29c0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!db2b29c0", "long_name": "Sunset Beach 3", "short_name": "SSB3", "macaddr": "EFHbKynA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b29c0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3677039040, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1447414505, "rx_time": 1774676682, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 192, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216462326232396330120e53756e73657420426561636820331a045353423322061051db2b29c0282b380c422075417b00df5d91e4683be2e6335223f80b616017637bae1473c0ad1e36ceb70a", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!db2b29c0", "long_name": "Sunset Beach 3", "short_name": "SSB3", "macaddr": "EFHbKynA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "dUF7AN9dkeRoO+LmM1Ij+AthYBdje64Uc8CtHjbOtwo=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a09216462326232396330120e53756e73657420426561636820331a045353423322061051db2b29c0282b380c422075417b00df5d91e4683be2e6335223f80b616017637bae1473c0ad1e36ceb70a
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) Primary 0.000s
Reference
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC Current
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.348s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.323s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.299s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.273s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.247s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.225s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.204s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.180s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.158s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.133s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.110s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.086s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.064s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.042s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) -0.021s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.023s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.049s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.073s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.097s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.118s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.140s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.167s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.190s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.212s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.235s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.266s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.288s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.310s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.331s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.355s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.378s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:43 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.403s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.427s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.451s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.474s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.497s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.518s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.539s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.561s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.586s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.610s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.633s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.658s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
Sunset Beach 3 (SSB3) +0.681s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 c0 SSB3 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:44:44 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways