Packet #5987284 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from INET πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰πŸ™Š (INET) to BPol30 5a27 (5a27)

22
Total Receptions
17
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5987284
Mesh Packet ID: 0x96d009e1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-15 02:57:31 UTC
From Node: INET πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰πŸ™Š (INET)
To Node: BPol30 5a27 (5a27)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: -8.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:INET πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰πŸ™Š
Short Name:INET
Node ID:!698598a0
MAC Address:kHBphZig
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) β†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) β†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:84 bytes
Gateway:!f98db090
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
βœ“ 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 !f98db090
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1770363040
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2368035367
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 84 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768435050
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768435051.4246557
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:
  • βœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • βœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • βœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !f98db090
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: -8.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!698598a0", "long_name": "INET πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰πŸ™Š", "short_name": "INET", "macaddr": "kHBphZig", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770363040, "to": 2368035367, "id": 2530216417, "rx_time": 1768435050, "rx_snr": -8.25, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092136393835393861301211494e455420f09f9988f09f9989f09f998a1a04494e455422069070698598a0286e380c4220a1016ec8c018e1787289b2c86d234eaeee69ad62560a7fc1d726395f1ce032674800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!698598a0", "long_name": "INET πŸ™ˆπŸ™‰πŸ™Š", "short_name": "INET", "macaddr": "kHBphZig", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "oQFuyMAY4XhyibLIbSNOru5prWJWCn/B1yY5XxzgMmc=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a092136393835393861301211494e455420f09f9988f09f9989f09f998a1a04494e455422069070698598a0286e380c4220a1016ec8c018e1787289b2c86d234eaeee69ad62560a7fc1d726395f1ce032674800
Hex Analysis:
Size:84 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
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-109.0 dBm -8.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:57:31 Current
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -37.804s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -17.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:56:53 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -37.406s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -8.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:56:54 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -37.347s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -17.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:56:54 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) -35.615s
Before 		-61.0 dBm 5.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:56:55 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -34.817s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:56:56 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +0.358s
After 		-109.0 dBm -8.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 02:57:31 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) +165.263s
After 		-136.0 dBm -14.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:16 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +168.051s
After 		-39.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:19 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +168.156s
After 		-76.0 dBm 3.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:19 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +168.336s
After 		-39.0 dBm 5.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:19 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) +169.153s
After 		Unknown Unknown 3 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:20 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +189.368s
After 		-114.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:40 View
Medved GW8 (MED8) +189.473s
After 		-117.0 dBm -18.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:40 View
ZoΝ¦mΝ«Π²β·‘iΝ₯eΝ€ [GW8] (🧟) +193.398s
After 		-91.0 dBm 1.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:44 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) +193.450s
After 		-123.0 dBm -18.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:44 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +194.966s
After 		-117.0 dBm -9.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:46 View
Fostral (FSTR) +197.389s
After 		-88.0 dBm -19.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:48 View
BBS Восток (DMπŸ“²) (BBSv) +198.184s
After 		-101.0 dBm -8.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:49 View
BBS Восток (DMπŸ“²) (BBSv) +198.527s
After 		-101.0 dBm -8.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:00:49 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) +293.972s
After 		-87.0 dBm -3.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:02:25 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) +294.231s
After 		-87.0 dBm -3.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 03:02:25 View
22

Total Receptions

17

Unique Gateways