Packet #39439821 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from balistik (bal1) to !2460e154

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
71
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39439821
Mesh Packet ID: 0xbf0a41f8
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC
From Node: balistik (bal1)
To Node: !2460e154 (e154)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -63 dBm
SNR: 9.75 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node: d0 sE
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: 71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:balistik
Short Name:bal1
Node ID:!433bea24
MAC Address:SMpDO+ok
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:71 bytes
Gateway:!3aa4654e
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
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 !3aa4654e
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (71 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1128000036
Source node ID
uint32
to 610328916
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 71 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -63.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 9.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778907025
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 208
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778907026.6358874
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !3aa4654e
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -63.0 dBm
SNR: 9.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!433bea24", "long_name": "balistik", "short_name": "bal1", "macaddr": "SMpDO+ok", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!3aa4654e", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1128000036, "to": 610328916, "id": 3205120504, "rx_time": 1778907025, "rx_snr": 9.75, "rx_rssi": -63, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 208, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213433336265613234120862616c697374696b1a0462616c31220648ca433bea24282b422060cbdff6eaa090b9783036215bcec617b0904295668e2f89de70116f771bff71", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!433bea24", "long_name": "balistik", "short_name": "bal1", "macaddr": "SMpDO+ok", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "YMvf9uqgkLl4MDYhW87GF7CQQpVmji+J3nARb3cb/3E=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (71 bytes)
0a09213433336265613234120862616c697374696b1a0462616c31220648ca433bea24282b422060cbdff6eaa090b9783036215bcec617b0904295668e2f89de70116f771bff71
Hex Analysis:
Size:71 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
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC Current
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) -0.081s
Before
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) -0.056s
Before
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) -0.028s
Before
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.022s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.051s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.077s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.119s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.150s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.287s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:26 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.521s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.569s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.661s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.692s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.723s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.749s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.784s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.817s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.841s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.867s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.889s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.912s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.937s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +0.969s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.018s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.055s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.076s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.099s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.149s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.173s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.200s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.256s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.278s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.336s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.362s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:27 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.383s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.414s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.442s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.489s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.532s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.559s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.582s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.616s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.643s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
stealthEdge t1000-e 654e (sEt1) +1.671s
After
-63.0 dBm 9.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
Aurora aerobe fixed 📡 (sEaf) +1.724s
After
-59.0 dBm 4.75 dB 1 d0 sE LongFast 2026-05-16 04:50:28 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways