Packet #39508875 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: 39508875
Mesh Packet ID: 0x78e5e747
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 09:09:30 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 1778922570.1411395
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 09:09:30 UTC Current
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.201s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.171s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.151s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:29 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.128s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.105s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.082s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.060s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) -0.035s
Before
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.301s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.324s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.344s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.365s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.385s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.409s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.436s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.459s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.482s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.503s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.524s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.545s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.565s
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 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.610s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.634s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.657s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.678s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.699s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.720s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.741s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.763s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.786s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.810s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.832s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.854s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:30 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.881s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.906s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.926s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.949s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.972s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +0.996s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.018s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.041s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.061s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
Sunset Beach 2 (SSB2) +1.083s
After
-112.0 dBm -6.50 dB 1 06 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:09:31 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways