Packet #39508869 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Electric Steak (STKE) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
77
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39508869
Mesh Packet ID: 0x78e5e747
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC
From Node: Electric Steak (STKE)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -112 dBm
SNR: -6.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 6
Relay Node: 06
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Electric Steak
Short Name:STKE
Node ID:!9eeb1cb0
MAC Address:nBOe6xyw
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:77 bytes
Gateway:!a0cc7100
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:1 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a0cc7100
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (77 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2666208432
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 77 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -112.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -6.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778922568
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 6
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778922569.9903238
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)
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ 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: !a0cc7100
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -112.0 dBm
SNR: -6.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9eeb1cb0", "long_name": "Electric Steak", "short_name": "STKE", "macaddr": "nBOe6xyw", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cc7100", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2666208432, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2028332871, "rx_time": 1778922568, "rx_snr": -6.5, "rx_rssi": -112, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 6, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213965656231636230120e456c65637472696320537465616b1a0453544b4522069c139eeb1cb0282b42205916a1eb84ff54df1f671d39bf8f4fa6493ea2bbdda87e7d110a2a13eb55f350", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9eeb1cb0", "long_name": "Electric Steak", "short_name": "STKE", "macaddr": "nBOe6xyw", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "WRah64T/VN8fZx05v49Ppkk+orvdqH59EQoqE+tV81A=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (77 bytes)
0a09213965656231636230120e456c65637472696320537465616b1a0453544b4522069c139eeb1cb0282b42205916a1eb84ff54df1f671d39bf8f4fa6493ea2bbdda87e7d110a2a13eb55f350
Hex Analysis:
Size:77 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
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC Current
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.050s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.020s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.023s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.046s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.069s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.091s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.115s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.151s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.452s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.475s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.495s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.515s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.536s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.560s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.587s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.610s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.632s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.654s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.675s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.696s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.716s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.738s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.761s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.785s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.807s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.829s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.850s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.871s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.892s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.914s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.937s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.961s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.983s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.005s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.031s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.056s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.077s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.100s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.123s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.147s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.169s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.191s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.212s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.234s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways