Packet #2446852 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from P1NY Pony Express Solar (P1NY) to !ffffffff

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
90
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2446852
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd8a29205
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-19 23:17:03 UTC
From Node: P1NY Pony Express Solar (P1NY)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Penn Plaza (Penn)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -88 dBm
SNR: -10.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 7b
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 90 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:P1NY Pony Express Solar
Short Name:P1NY
Node ID:!05a1703d
MAC Address:+ioFoXA9
Hardware:RAK4631
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:90 bytes
Gateway:!485258c9
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
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 !485258c9
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (90 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 94466109
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 90 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -88.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -10.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time Not set 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 123
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763594223.1405993
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !485258c9
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -88.0 dBm
SNR: -10.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:90 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!05a1703d", "long_name": "P1NY Pony Express Solar", "short_name": "P1NY", "macaddr": "+ioFoXA9", "hw_model": "RAK4631" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!485258c9", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 94466109, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3634532869, "rx_time": 0, "rx_snr": -10.0, "rx_rssi": -88, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 123, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213035613137303364121750314e5920506f6e79204578707265737320536f6c61721a0450314e592206fa2a05a1703d2809380c42201651dffb3b7695ad7b4db91660094c9261426f1ebf9ee96d9f44754dc727062b4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!05a1703d", "long_name": "P1NY Pony Express Solar", "short_name": "P1NY", "macaddr": "+ioFoXA9", "hw_model": "RAK4631", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "FlHf+zt2la17TbkWYAlMkmFCbx6/nultn0R1TccnBis=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (90 bytes)
0a09213035613137303364121750314e5920506f6e79204578707265737320536f6c61721a0450314e592206fa2a05a1703d2809380c42201651dffb3b7695ad7b4db91660094c9261426f1ebf9ee96d9f44754dc727062b4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:90 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
Penn Plaza (Penn) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-88.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 7b LongFast 2025-11-19 23:17:03 UTC Current
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -16.579s
Before 		-67.0 dBm -1.75 dB 2 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-19 23:16:46 UTC View
Meshtastic 1ca3 (1ca3) -3.178s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -15.50 dB 3 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-11-19 23:16:59 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) +191.215s
After 		-116.0 dBm -9.00 dB 3 a8 MPH1 , YMH2 LongFast 2025-11-19 23:20:14 UTC View
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Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways