Packet #39431676 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Oakville North 02 (OAK2) to !04096c2c

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39431676
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa3bcc57e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC
From Node: Oakville North 02 (OAK2)
To Node: !04096c2c (6c2c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -124 dBm
SNR: -12.0 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 18 rrB1
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: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Oakville North 02
Short Name:OAK2
Node ID:!0acb08e4
MAC Address:6PYKywjk
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
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:!43b596d0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 7
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 !43b596d0
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 181078244
Source node ID
uint32
to 67726380
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -124.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -12.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778905037
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 24
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778905040.0397663
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: !43b596d0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -124.0 dBm
SNR: -12.00 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": "!0acb08e4", "long_name": "Oakville North 02", "short_name": "OAK2", "macaddr": "6PYKywjk", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43b596d0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 181078244, "to": 67726380, "id": 2747057534, "rx_time": 1778905037, "rx_snr": -12.0, "rx_rssi": -124, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 24, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921306163623038653412114f616b76696c6c65204e6f7274682030321a044f414b322206e8f60acb08e4286e380142207408d7da337b4926b734e81186b3e2ae2c2d45f896ab42d9283cdc4ccd52333c4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!0acb08e4", "long_name": "Oakville North 02", "short_name": "OAK2", "macaddr": "6PYKywjk", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "dAjX2jN7SSa3NOgRhrPiriwtRfiWq0LZKDzcTM1SMzw=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a0921306163623038653412114f616b76696c6c65204e6f7274682030321a044f414b322206e8f60acb08e4286e380142207408d7da337b4926b734e81186b3e2ae2c2d45f896ab42d9283cdc4ccd52333c4800
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
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC Current
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.242s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.215s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.192s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.171s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.145s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.120s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.095s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.071s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.048s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:19 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) -0.027s
Before
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.023s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.044s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.075s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.099s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.122s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.144s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.165s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.186s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.206s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.229s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.253s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.277s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.300s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.333s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.356s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.387s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.407s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.430s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.455s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.480s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.504s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.526s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.548s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.579s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.602s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.631s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.661s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.689s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.728s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.756s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.778s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.798s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.820s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.846s
After
-124.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 18 rrB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:17:20 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways