Packet #2142808 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from MtBeaconFoothills (MtB5) to !ffffffff

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
4
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2142808
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb839634b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-15 16:42:52 UTC
From Node: MtBeaconFoothills (MtB5)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: csbot (dmbb)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: ed dmbp
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 4 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Pong
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:4 bytes
Gateway:!6c73fe84
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_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 !6c73fe84
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (4 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2997301396
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 4 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 1763225056
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 100
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 237
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763224972.5826478
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: !6c73fe84
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6c73fe84", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2997301396, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3090768715, "rx_time": 1763225056, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 100, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 237, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "506f6e67", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Pong", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (4 bytes)
506f6e67
Hex Analysis:
Size:4 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
csbot (dmbb) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-15 16:42:52 UTC Current
🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) -0.276s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -15.75 dB 6 - LongFast 2025-11-15 16:42:52 UTC View
corruptedstack Weather (cswx) -0.242s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 7 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-15 16:42:52 UTC View
3

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways