Packet #39472170 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	39472170
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x1a19b4c2` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC
From Node:	Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)
Channel:	ShortFast
RSSI:	Unknown
SNR:	Unknown
Hop Info:	0/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node:	`e0` 4ce0 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:	Meshtastic 4ce0
Short Name:	4ce0
Node ID:	!db294ce0
MAC Address:	EFHbKUzg
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:	!db294ce0
Channel:	ShortFast
Payload Type:	NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 7

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 2 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!db294ce0` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`ShortFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (78 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3676916960` 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`	`7` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	Not set	int32
`rx_snr`	Not set	float
`rx_time`	`1778914066` Receive timestamp	fixed32
`via_mqtt`	False Direct LoRa transmission	bool
`want_ack`	False No ACK requested	bool
`priority`	`10` 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`	`224` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1778914078.6382391` 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
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!db294ce0`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection

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": "!db294ce0", "long_name": "Meshtastic 4ce0", "short_name": "4ce0", "macaddr": "EFHbKUzg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db294ce0", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3676916960, "to": 4294967295, "id": 437892290, "rx_time": 1778914066, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 224, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216462323934636530120f4d65736874617374696320346365301a043463653022061051db294ce0282b422030b96d3a97350e8d22b1040f932817b8ed8f0144e4a9e0237183311b554f0453", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!db294ce0", "long_name": "Meshtastic 4ce0", "short_name": "4ce0", "macaddr": "EFHbKUzg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "MLltOpc1Do0isQQPkygXuO2PAUTkqeAjcYMxG1VPBFM=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (78 bytes)

0a09216462323934636530120f4d65736874617374696320346365301a043463653022061051db294ce0282b422030b96d3a97350e8d22b1040f932817b8ed8f0144e4a9e0237183311b554f0453

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	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	Current
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.647s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.620s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.595s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.572s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.546s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.522s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.497s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.473s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.450s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.427s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.404s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.381s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.356s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.331s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.306s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.282s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.259s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.236s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.214s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.191s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.166s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.141s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	MediumFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.116s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.092s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.069s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.046s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	-0.023s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.025s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.050s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.075s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.099s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.122s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortFast	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.144s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.166s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.189s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.214s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.239s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.264s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.289s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.312s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.335s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.358s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:58 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.386s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 06:47:59 UTC	View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)	+0.411s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e0` 4ce0	LongFast	2026-05-16 06:47:59 UTC	View

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Total Receptions

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Unique Gateways