Packet #1356339 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Poncho@pft! | MedSlow (pft!) to !ffffffff

10
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1356339
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf17ebd49
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-29 01:34:36 UTC
From Node: Poncho@pft! | MedSlow (pft!)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -116 dBm
SNR: -16.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 66
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Poncho@pft! | nyme.sh
Short Name:pft!
Node ID:!1f39475d
MAC Address:yTcfOUdd
Hardware:QWANTZ_TINY_ARMS
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:88 bytes
Gateway:!ba66323c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
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
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ba66323c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 523847517
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -116.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -16.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1761701726
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 102
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1761701676.4961083
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ba66323c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -116.0 dBm
SNR: -16.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!1f39475d", "long_name": "Poncho@pft! | nyme.sh", "short_name": "pft!", "macaddr": "yTcfOUdd", "hw_model": "QWANTZ_TINY_ARMS" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 523847517, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4051615049, "rx_time": 1761701726, "rx_snr": -16.5, "rx_rssi": -116, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 102, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092131663339343735641215506f6e63686f4070667421207c206e796d652e73681a04706674212206c9371f39475d28653801422078745cfee4edcebda877a719924426614a5f48a5fc4b4bcb6dd97b171caa305a4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!1f39475d", "long_name": "Poncho@pft! | nyme.sh", "short_name": "pft!", "macaddr": "yTcfOUdd", "hw_model": "QWANTZ_TINY_ARMS", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "eHRc/uTtzr2od6cZkkQmYUpfSKX8S0vLbdl7FxyqMFo=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a092131663339343735641215506f6e63686f4070667421207c206e796d652e73681a04706674212206c9371f39475d28653801422078745cfee4edcebda877a719924426614a5f48a5fc4b4bcb6dd97b171caa305a4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-116.0 dBm -16.50 dB 4 66 LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:36 UTC Current
Poncho@pft! | MedSlow (pft!) -23.458s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 5d pft! LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:13 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -10.467s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -0.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:26 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -4.306s
Before 		-36.0 dBm 6.00 dB 4 78 LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:32 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -4.077s
Before 		-82.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 78 SCP2 LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:32 UTC View
SDT 2507 (2507) -2.406s
Before 		-34.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 30 3930 LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:34 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) +4.395s
After 		-98.0 dBm -10.50 dB 5 0f 68SD LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:40 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +14.208s
After 		-105.0 dBm -15.00 dB 5 88 grns , P3NY LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:50 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) +14.794s
After 		-118.0 dBm -11.75 dB 5 88 P3NY LongFast 2025-10-29 01:34:51 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +1524.074s
After 		-105.0 dBm -15.25 dB 5 d8 JLX7 LongFast 2025-10-29 02:00:00 UTC View
10

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways