Packet #39443651 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from IRN2 to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
69
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39443651
Mesh Packet ID: 0x639df5c9
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC
From Node: IRN2 (cef8)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Mechanicus Alpha (M1)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -10.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Relay Node: ce
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 69 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:IRN2
Short Name:IRN2
Node ID:!0407cef8
MAC Address:rKcEB874
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:69 bytes
Gateway:!433e868c
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 7
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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !433e868c
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (69 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 67620600
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 69 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -10.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778907886
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 206
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778907888.9862874
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !433e868c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -10.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:69 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!0407cef8", "long_name": "IRN2", "short_name": "IRN2", "macaddr": "rKcEB874", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!433e868c", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 67620600, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1671296457, "rx_time": 1778907886, "rx_snr": -10.25, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 206, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213034303763656638120449524e321a0449524e322206aca70407cef8282b422019a8354c7ad301985ca0e4e05f95098064a99ba6e84c11d444af8eca6ee8b7104800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!0407cef8", "long_name": "IRN2", "short_name": "IRN2", "macaddr": "rKcEB874", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "Gag1THrTAZhcoOTgX5UJgGSpm6boTBHURK+Oym7otxA=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (69 bytes)
0a09213034303763656638120449524e321a0449524e322206aca70407cef8282b422019a8354c7ad301985ca0e4e05f95098064a99ba6e84c11d444af8eca6ee8b7104800
Hex Analysis:
Size:69 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
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC Current
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.786s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.755s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.735s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.714s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.690s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.664s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.641s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.619s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.597s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.577s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.555s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.532s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.508s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.485s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.462s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.438s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.416s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.392s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.368s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.342s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.308s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.274s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.244s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.219s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.196s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.166s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.142s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.121s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.095s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.072s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.045s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.022s
Before
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:04:48 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.021s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.042s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.063s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.087s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.112s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.133s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.156s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.178s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.205s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.225s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.249s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.274s
After
-119.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
lidman2 (lid2) +0.297s
After
-128.0 dBm -19.25 dB 2 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 05:04:49 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways