Packet #39641886 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from js0094 (js94) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
71
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39641886
Mesh Packet ID: 0x17a372e4
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC
From Node: js0094 (js94)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Mechanicus Alpha (M1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -118 dBm
SNR: -16.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: ce
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:js0094
Short Name:js94
Node ID:!849a0094
MAC Address:sIGEmgCU
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:71 bytes
Gateway:!433e868c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
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 !433e868c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (71 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2224685204
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 71 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -118.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -16.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778946431
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 206
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778946433.0522087
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !433e868c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -118.0 dBm
SNR: -16.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!849a0094", "long_name": "js0094", "short_name": "js94", "macaddr": "sIGEmgCU", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!433e868c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2224685204, "to": 4294967295, "id": 396587748, "rx_time": 1778946431, "rx_snr": -16.5, "rx_rssi": -118, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 206, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921383439613030393412066a73303039341a046a7339342206b081849a0094282b4220682e9ef99574cd81ac0ac0e7eda5a4b79f75ba7be91cd6ec2b44ce9ffa52ea014800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!849a0094", "long_name": "js0094", "short_name": "js94", "macaddr": "sIGEmgCU", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "aC6e+ZV0zYGsCsDn7aWkt591unvpHNbsK0TOn/pS6gE=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (71 bytes)
0a0921383439613030393412066a73303039341a046a7339342206b081849a0094282b4220682e9ef99574cd81ac0ac0e7eda5a4b79f75ba7be91cd6ec2b44ce9ffa52ea014800
Hex Analysis:
Size:71 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
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC Current
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.084s
Before
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:12 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.062s
Before
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:12 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.041s
Before
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) -0.020s
Before
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.034s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.057s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.079s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.101s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.122s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.143s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.164s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.185s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.208s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.232s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.257s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.282s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.299s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.321s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.344s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.365s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.389s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce MediumFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.414s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.438s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.462s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.483s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.504s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.524s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.544s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.574s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.598s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.621s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.643s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.664s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.685s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.706s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.728s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.751s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.774s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.797s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.820s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.841s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.863s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.883s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
Mechanicus Alpha (M1) +0.908s
After
-118.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:13 UTC View
lidman2 (lid2) +1.487s
After
-123.0 dBm -11.25 dB 4 ce LongFast 2026-05-16 15:47:14 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways