Packet #19876906 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from 🤖 Hermes (HRM8) to BlackTrout Station (BLTS)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 19876906
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd4073a31
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-07-24 20:08:06 UTC
From Node: 🤖 Hermes (HRM8)
To Node: BlackTrout Station (BLTS)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -102 dBm
SNR: -3.5 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:🤖 Hermes
Short Name:HRM8
Node ID:!cafaf2ec
MAC Address:QEzK+vLs
Hardware:PRIVATE_HW
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:79 bytes
Gateway:!db2964b0
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
âš  Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2964b0
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3405443820
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2794866356
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -102.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -3.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1784912884
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 124
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1784912886.6015384
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db2964b0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -102.0 dBm
SNR: -3.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!cafaf2ec", "long_name": "🤖 Hermes", "short_name": "HRM8", "macaddr": "QEzK+vLs", "hw_model": "PRIVATE_HW" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2964b0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3405443820, "to": 2794866356, "id": 3557243441, "rx_time": 1784912884, "rx_snr": -3.5, "rx_rssi": -102, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 124, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216361666166326563120bf09fa496204865726d65731a0448524d382206404ccafaf2ec28ff01380c422063412aa3e0f798410ca1be0499325f1ea906d2adc0859c0a39cb20cafdf1b2214800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!cafaf2ec", "long_name": "🤖 Hermes", "short_name": "HRM8", "macaddr": "QEzK+vLs", "hw_model": "PRIVATE_HW", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "Y0Eqo+D3mEEMob4EmTJfHqkG0q3AhZwKOcsgyv3xsiE=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a09216361666166326563120bf09fa496204865726d65731a0448524d382206404ccafaf2ec28ff01380c422063412aa3e0f798410ca1be0499325f1ea906d2adc0859c0a39cb20cafdf1b2214800
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-102.0 dBm -3.50 dB 7 MediumFast 2026-07-24 20:08:06 Current
Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8) -0.467s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -2.00 dB 7 MediumFast 2026-07-24 20:08:06 View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways