Packet #9940821 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Vavilon va82 (va82) to !ffffffff

23
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
77
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 9940821
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa8f789fd
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-02-21 03:41:03 UTC
From Node: Vavilon va82 (va82)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Vavilon va82 (va82)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Vavilon va82
Short Name:va82
Node ID:!9e771b68
MAC Address:8J6edxto
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:77 bytes
Gateway:!9e771b68
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
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
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e771b68
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (77 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2658605928
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 77 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 1771634462
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
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 104
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1771634463.095932
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 (7 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e771b68
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9e771b68", "long_name": "Vavilon va82", "short_name": "va82", "macaddr": "8J6edxto", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e771b68", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658605928, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2834795005, "rx_time": 1771634462, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 104, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213965373731623638120c566176696c6f6e20766138321a04766138322206f09e9e771b68282b42204a7f32c20e54fb452b33bb4c10e17e91395525ac11e8eabc5c6283cdd9b2fe4c4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9e771b68", "long_name": "Vavilon va82", "short_name": "va82", "macaddr": "8J6edxto", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "Sn8ywg5U+0UrM7tMEOF+kTlVJawR6Oq8XGKDzdmy/kw=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (77 bytes)
0a09213965373731623638120c566176696c6f6e20766138321a04766138322206f09e9e771b68282b42204a7f32c20e54fb452b33bb4c10e17e91395525ac11e8eabc5c6283cdd9b2fe4c4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:77 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
Vavilon va82 (va82) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:03 Current
Vavilon va82 (va82) -0.260s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:02 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) +4.863s
After 		-117.0 dBm -10.00 dB 0 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:07 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) +5.233s
After 		-117.0 dBm -10.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:08 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +6.145s
After 		-115.0 dBm -13.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:09 View
Koptevo-8-MQTT (BM8M) +15.646s
After 		-105.0 dBm -3.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:18 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +20.519s
After 		-107.0 dBm -5.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:23 View
Korolyok h0use (K8k*) +50.959s
After 		-128.0 dBm -17.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:41:54 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +68.129s
After 		-108.0 dBm -2.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:11 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +70.266s
After 		-111.0 dBm -4.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:13 View
Fostral (FSTR) +70.273s
After 		-83.0 dBm -17.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:13 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) +70.369s
After 		-96.0 dBm -8.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:13 View
AngryAn (👻) +70.573s
After 		-125.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:13 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +74.468s
After 		-118.0 dBm -9.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:17 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) +82.835s
After 		-89.0 dBm -15.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 03:42:25 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +1245.414s
After 		-99.0 dBm -13.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:48 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +1245.420s
After 		-30.0 dBm 5.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:48 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +1251.313s
After 		-112.0 dBm -5.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:54 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +1251.930s
After 		-112.0 dBm -5.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:55 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +1252.957s
After 		-71.0 dBm 6.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:56 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +1252.964s
After 		-38.0 dBm 6.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:56 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8) +1255.809s
After 		-102.0 dBm -1.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:58 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8) +1256.191s
After 		-102.0 dBm -1.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-21 04:01:59 View
23

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways