Packet #39638678 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Badwolf (e92c) to Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1)

49
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
72
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39638678
Mesh Packet ID: 0x442ca566
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC
From Node: Badwolf (e92c)
To Node: Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -97 dBm
SNR: -5.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 5b
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 72 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Badwolf
Short Name:e92c
Node ID:!02ede92c
MAC Address:PA8C7eks
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:72 bytes
Gateway:!a2e1bcbc
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ 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 LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (72 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 49146156
Source node ID
uint32
to 3947274981
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 72 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 -97.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -5.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778946195
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 91
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778946196.421532
Unix timestamp
uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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: -97.0 dBm
SNR: -5.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:72 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!02ede92c", "long_name": "Badwolf", "short_name": "e92c", "macaddr": "PA8C7eks", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 49146156, "to": 3947274981, "id": 1143776614, "rx_time": 1778946195, "rx_snr": -5.0, "rx_rssi": -97, "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": 91, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092130326564653932631207426164776f6c661a046539326322063c0f02ede92c282b42206fb59937439d52618e7e79985a596d83ef2b9fdc75e774f18cd89faa858860014800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!02ede92c", "long_name": "Badwolf", "short_name": "e92c", "macaddr": "PA8C7eks", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "b7WZN0OdUmGOfnmYWlltg+8rn9x153TxjNifqoWIYAE=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (72 bytes)
0a092130326564653932631207426164776f6c661a046539326322063c0f02ede92c282b42206fb59937439d52618e7e79985a596d83ef2b9fdc75e774f18cd89faa858860014800
Hex Analysis:
Size:72 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
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.067s
Before
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.046s
Before
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.023s
Before
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.026s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.049s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.075s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.096s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.117s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.138s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.161s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.184s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.207s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.230s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.253s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.273s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.294s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.315s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.337s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.360s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.384s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.406s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.428s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.449s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.470s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.490s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.512s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.535s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.558s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:16 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.581s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.603s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.624s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.646s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.670s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.693s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.717s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.740s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.763s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.785s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.806s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.828s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.848s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.870s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.894s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.918s
After
-97.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +1.314s
After
-117.0 dBm -11.25 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:17 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) +2.747s
After
-73.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:19 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +3.171s
After
-118.0 dBm -6.25 dB 1 3d LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:19 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +9.156s
After
-98.0 dBm -1.50 dB 2 48 mnky LongFast 2026-05-16 15:43:25 UTC View
49

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways