Packet #39385808 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from RedNomad (RNmd) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
73
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39385808
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdf673dce
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC
From Node: RedNomad (RNmd)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: c4
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 73 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:RedNomad
Short Name:RNmd
Node ID:!78e86e1d
MAC Address:5eB46G4d
Hardware:RAK4631
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:73 bytes
Gateway:!84888db4
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_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:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !84888db4
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (73 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2028498461
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 73 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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1778895170
Receive timestamp
fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission
bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested
bool
priority 64
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 196
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778895173.857054
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:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !84888db4
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:73 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!78e86e1d", "long_name": "RedNomad", "short_name": "RNmd", "macaddr": "5eB46G4d", "hw_model": "RAK4631" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!84888db4", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2028498461, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3748085198, "rx_time": 1778895170, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 64, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 196, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921373865383665316412085265644e6f6d61641a04524e6d642206e5e078e86e1d28094220686416b7d9fcc33290b95c5461eb6422f4d51836af1fe7e61c96c965217c9c2a4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!78e86e1d", "long_name": "RedNomad", "short_name": "RNmd", "macaddr": "5eB46G4d", "hw_model": "RAK4631", "public_key": "aGQWt9n8wzKQuVxUYetkIvTVGDavH+fmHJbJZSF8nCo=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (73 bytes)
0a0921373865383665316412085265644e6f6d61641a04524e6d642206e5e078e86e1d28094220686416b7d9fcc33290b95c5461eb6422f4d51836af1fe7e61c96c965217c9c2a4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:73 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
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) Primary 0.000s
Reference
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC Current
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.768s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.735s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.703s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.678s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.648s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.611s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.575s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.549s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.520s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.486s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.456s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.418s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.383s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.359s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.334s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.302s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.272s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.233s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.207s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.183s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.158s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.116s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.075s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.038s
Before
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.032s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.068s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.106s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:53 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.144s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.176s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.201s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.225s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.258s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.286s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.313s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.349s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.387s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.413s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.446s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.480s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.532s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.572s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.603s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.629s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.664s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:32:54 UTC View
Jitterbug BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@JB) +6.981s
After
Unknown Unknown 3 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 01:33:00 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways