Packet #39457138 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from whitbyarc.org (WARC) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
78
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39457138
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9fcad0cb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC
From Node: whitbyarc.org (WARC)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: AH001 (0d74)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -120 dBm
SNR: -14.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 7c PBSE
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: 78 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:whitbyarc.org
Short Name:WARC
Node ID:!acaaa6e0
MAC Address:2IWsqqbg
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:78 bytes
Gateway:!b03d0d74
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:5 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 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 !b03d0d74
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (78 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2896864992
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 78 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -120.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -14.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778911006
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 124
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778911017.916374
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: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b03d0d74
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -120.0 dBm
SNR: -14.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:78 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!acaaa6e0", "long_name": "whitbyarc.org", "short_name": "WARC", "macaddr": "2IWsqqbg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03d0d74", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2896864992, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2680869067, "rx_time": 1778911006, "rx_snr": -14.25, "rx_rssi": -120, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 124, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216163616161366530120d7768697462796172632e6f72671a04574152432206d885acaaa6e0282b422087174e22bc4f5d8d8ea2e1b4ffa5c9c871b53a27d92aecba1427191aee74cc2f4801", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!acaaa6e0", "long_name": "whitbyarc.org", "short_name": "WARC", "macaddr": "2IWsqqbg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "hxdOIrxPXY2OouG0/6XJyHG1OifZKuy6FCcZGu50zC8=", "is_unmessagable": true, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (78 bytes)
0a09216163616161366530120d7768697462796172632e6f72671a04574152432206d885acaaa6e0282b422087174e22bc4f5d8d8ea2e1b4ffa5c9c871b53a27d92aecba1427191aee74cc2f4801
Hex Analysis:
Size:78 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
AH001 (0d74) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC Current
AH001 (0d74) -1.003s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:56 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.982s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:56 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.961s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:56 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.938s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:56 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.914s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.874s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.838s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.801s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.769s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.741s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.718s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.696s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.675s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.654s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.632s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.609s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.585s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.561s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.538s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.516s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.494s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.473s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.452s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.430s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.406s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.382s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.359s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.337s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.316s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.295s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.274s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.251s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.228s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.204s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.181s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.158s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.137s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.116s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.095s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.072s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.048s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.024s
Before
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.022s
After
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.045s
After
-120.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 7c PBSE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
TMS stationary outdoor node (TMSO) +0.068s
After
-128.0 dBm -18.00 dB 7 32 LongFast 2026-05-16 05:56:57 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways