Packet #39598290 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from BalsamFirSolarRouter (RFIR) to !ffffffff

47
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
85
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39598290
Mesh Packet ID: 0x174cc5a2
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC
From Node: BalsamFirSolarRouter (RFIR)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: ShortFast
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:ShortFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 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 !a2e1bcbc
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (85 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
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 1778938830.4237924
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ 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": "ShortFast", "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 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.647s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.624s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.603s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.583s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.561s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.538s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.510s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.481s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.459s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.437s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:29 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.415s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.394s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.373s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.353s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.331s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.308s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.285s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.262s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.241s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.220s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.199s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.179s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.157s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.134s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.106s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.084s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.062s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.042s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.020s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.022s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.045s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.070s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.093s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.114s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.134s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.161s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.184s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.205s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.227s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.249s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.271s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.292s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.312s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.332s
After 		-103.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:30 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +2.267s
After 		-49.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 18 KWBP LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:32 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +8.581s
After 		-118.0 dBm -10.75 dB 2 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 13:40:39 UTC View
47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways