Packet #39598262 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from BalsamFirSolarRouter (RFIR) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	39598262
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x174cc5a2` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC
From Node:	BalsamFirSolarRouter (RFIR)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-103 dBm
SNR:	-9.75 dBm
Hop Info:	1/3 hops Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node:	`fd` 📡 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: 85 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Long Name:	BalsamFirSolarRouter
Short Name:	RFIR
Node ID:	!6e9af195
MAC Address:	1J9umvGV
Hardware:	RAK4631

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:	85 bytes
Gateway:	!a2e1bcbc
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:	1 / 3

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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!a2e1bcbc` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (85 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`1855648149` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`4` NODEINFO_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`85` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`2` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`3` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`1` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-103.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-9.75` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1778938829` 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`	`253` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1778938829.799402` 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:	`!a2e1bcbc`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -103.0 dBm SNR: -9.75 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP
Size:	85 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "id": "!6e9af195", "long_name": "BalsamFirSolarRouter", "short_name": "RFIR", "macaddr": "1J9umvGV", "hw_model": "RAK4631" }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1855648149, "to": 4294967295, "id": 390907298, "rx_time": 1778938829, "rx_snr": -9.75, "rx_rssi": -103, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 253, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213665396166313935121442616c73616d466972536f6c6172526f757465721a04524649522206d49f6e9af195280938024220f89c1611fe49de6478caa73f3962d0c4552cd6740f37e949c9685d7b40655b06", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!6e9af195", "long_name": "BalsamFirSolarRouter", "short_name": "RFIR", "macaddr": "1J9umvGV", "hw_model": "RAK4631", "role": "ROUTER", "public_key": "+JwWEf5J3mR4yqc/OWLQxFUs1nQPN+lJyWhde0BlWwY=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (85 bytes)

0a09213665396166313935121442616c73616d466972536f6c6172526f757465721a04524649522206d49f6e9af195280938024220f89c1611fe49de6478caa73f3962d0c4552cd6740f37e949c9685d7b40655b06

Hex Analysis:

Size:	85 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.

Gateway	Time Offset	RSSI	SNR	Hops	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) Primary	0.000s Reference	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.022s Before	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.021s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.042s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.063s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.087s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.115s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.144s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.166s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.188s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.210s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.230s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.251s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.271s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.293s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.316s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.339s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.362s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.384s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.404s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.425s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.445s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	MediumFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.467s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.490s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.518s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.540s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.562s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.583s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.604s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.624s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.646s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.669s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.695s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.717s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.738s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.759s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.785s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.809s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.830s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.852s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.874s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.896s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.917s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.936s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.957s After	-103.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	1	`fd` 📡	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC	View
Seri Base d120 (SRB)	+2.891s After	-49.0 dBm	5.75 dB	3	`18` KWBP	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:32 UTC	View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50)	+9.205s After	-118.0 dBm	-10.75 dB	2	`5b`	LongFast	2026-05-16 13:40:39 UTC	View

47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways