Packet #5907020 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from I want to believe 🛸 (🛸) to Garage (📻)

20
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
87
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5907020
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8fecfd5e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 11:20:13 UTC
From Node: I want to believe 🛸 (🛸)
To Node: Garage (📻)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Aster-02 (AST2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -90 dBm
SNR: -3.0 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 87 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:I want to believe 🛸
Short Name:🛸
Node ID:!699c7b20
MAC Address:kHBpnHsg
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
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:87 bytes
Gateway:!b2a78a88
Channel:LongFast
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
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b2a78a88
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (87 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1771862816
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2896781080
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 87 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 -90.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -3.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768378812
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 224
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768378813.5006394
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:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • 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: !b2a78a88
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -90.0 dBm
SNR: -3.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:87 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!699c7b20", "long_name": "I want to believe 🛸", "short_name": "🛸", "macaddr": "kHBpnHsg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a78a88", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1771862816, "to": 2896781080, "id": 2414673246, "rx_time": 1768378812, "rx_snr": -3.0, "rx_rssi": -90, "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": 224, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092136393963376232301216492077616e7420746f2062656c6965766520f09f9bb81a04f09f9bb822069070699c7b20286e4220aea0fc3327ee0fbecb5f61d4f8cfc17191ba5e2c5a2b676927cde85fec9711474800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!699c7b20", "long_name": "I want to believe 🛸", "short_name": "🛸", "macaddr": "kHBpnHsg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "public_key": "rqD8MyfuD77LX2HU+M/BcZG6XixaK2dpJ83oX+yXEUc=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (87 bytes)
0a092136393963376232301216492077616e7420746f2062656c6965766520f09f9bb81a04f09f9bb822069070699c7b20286e4220aea0fc3327ee0fbecb5f61d4f8cfc17191ba5e2c5a2b676927cde85fec9711474800
Hex Analysis:
Size:87 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
Aster-02 (AST2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-90.0 dBm -3.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:13 Current
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -370.727s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:14:02 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -370.282s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -10.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:14:03 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -5.711s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:07 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -5.228s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:08 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -0.319s
Before 		-90.0 dBm -3.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:13 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +3.054s
After 		-107.0 dBm -8.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:16 View
PopoG SRO (c204) +3.133s
After 		-114.0 dBm -19.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:16 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +3.375s
After 		-107.0 dBm -8.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:16 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) +5.651s
After 		-138.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) +5.983s
After 		Unknown Unknown 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +6.024s
After 		Unknown Unknown 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) +6.388s
After 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
patch866 (pth8) +11.977s
After 		-69.0 dBm 1.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:25 View
PopoG VKO 6a54 (6a54) +12.368s
After 		-54.0 dBm 7.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:25 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +218.524s
After 		-99.0 dBm -6.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +218.567s
After 		-120.0 dBm -10.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +218.863s
After 		-106.0 dBm 1.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +218.951s
After 		-99.0 dBm -6.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +226.101s
After 		-55.0 dBm 5.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:59 View
20

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways