Packet #5907039 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: 5907039
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8fecfd5e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 11:20:19 UTC
From Node: I want to believe 🛸 (🛸)
To Node: Garage (📻)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
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:!f993a9f4
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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !f993a9f4
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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1768378818
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 70
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768378819.8887467
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)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !f993a9f4
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": "!f993a9f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1771862816, "to": 2896781080, "id": 2414673246, "rx_time": 1768378818, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 Current
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -377.115s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:14:02 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -376.670s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -10.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:14:03 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -12.099s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:07 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -11.616s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:08 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -6.707s
Before 		-90.0 dBm -3.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:13 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -6.388s
Before 		-90.0 dBm -3.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:13 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -3.334s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:16 View
PopoG SRO (c204) -3.255s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -19.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:16 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -3.013s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:16 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -0.737s
Before 		-138.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) -0.405s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) -0.364s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:19 View
patch866 (pth8) +5.588s
After 		-69.0 dBm 1.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:25 View
PopoG VKO 6a54 (6a54) +5.980s
After 		-54.0 dBm 7.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:20:25 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +212.136s
After 		-99.0 dBm -6.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +212.179s
After 		-120.0 dBm -10.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +212.475s
After 		-106.0 dBm 1.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +212.563s
After 		-99.0 dBm -6.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:52 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +219.713s
After 		-55.0 dBm 5.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 11:23:59 View
20

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways