Packet #39619783 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: 39619783
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb6e08da3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC
From Node: BalsamFirSolarRouter (RFIR)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: -15.5 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:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 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 ShortTurbo
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 -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -15.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778942413
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 1778942414.8379323
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: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ 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: -109.0 dBm
SNR: -15.50 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": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1855648149, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3068169635, "rx_time": 1778942413, "rx_snr": -15.5, "rx_rssi": -109, "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 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.072s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.040s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.011s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.989s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.966s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.944s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.918s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.893s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.869s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.840s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:13 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.817s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.792s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.770s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.744s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.718s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.694s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.671s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.646s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.619s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.584s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.553s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.529s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.504s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.480s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.453s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.430s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.408s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.388s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.366s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.344s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.318s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.295s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.272s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.247s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.225s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.198s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.176s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.152s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.128s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.094s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.070s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.046s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.023s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.026s
After 		-109.0 dBm -15.50 dB 1 fd 📡 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:14 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +1.844s
After 		-119.0 dBm -9.00 dB 2 3d LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +21.422s
After 		-119.0 dBm -13.50 dB 2 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 14:40:36 UTC View
47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways