Packet #2666698 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY) to !ffffffff

12
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
89
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2666698
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc9f97736
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-23 21:12:52 UTC
From Node: P4NY Pony Express Solar (P4NY)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -79 dBm
SNR: 5.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: c9 Penn , JLX3
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 89 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:P4NY Pony Express Solar
Short Name:P4NY
Node ID:!99348f23
MAC Address:yJCZNI8j
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:89 bytes
Gateway:!ba66323c
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 !ba66323c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (89 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2570358563
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 89 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 -79.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763932473
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 201
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763932372.1588929
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: !ba66323c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -79.0 dBm
SNR: 5.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:89 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!99348f23", "long_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar ", "short_name": "P4NY", "macaddr": "yJCZNI8j", "hw_model": "RAK4631" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66323c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2570358563, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3388569398, "rx_time": 1763932473, "rx_snr": 5.5, "rx_rssi": -79, "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": 201, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213939333438663233121850344e5920506f6e79204578707265737320536f6c6172201a0450344e592206c89099348f232809380c4220583be5ac53e7f8b3b762abb53dd4d16f5c22add51b6b5ed8f5255b945457ad50", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!99348f23", "long_name": "P4NY Pony Express Solar ", "short_name": "P4NY", "macaddr": "yJCZNI8j", "hw_model": "RAK4631", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "WDvlrFPn+LO3Yqu1PdTRb1wirdUba17Y9SVblFRXrVA=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (89 bytes)
0a09213939333438663233121850344e5920506f6e79204578707265737320536f6c6172201a0450344e592206c89099348f232809380c4220583be5ac53e7f8b3b762abb53dd4d16f5c22add51b6b5ed8f5255b945457ad50
Hex Analysis:
Size:89 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 		-79.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:52 UTC Current
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -16.391s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -10.50 dB 0 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:35 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) -16.061s
Before 		-93.0 dBm 3.25 dB 0 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:36 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -16.012s
Before 		-89.0 dBm -0.50 dB 0 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:36 UTC View
Nicomachus 🏃 (ncmp) -8.822s
Before 		-101.0 dBm 1.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:43 UTC View
YMH 1 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH1) -3.923s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 bb WyCt LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:48 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -2.087s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -11.25 dB 2 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:50 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -1.917s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -16.00 dB 2 2b P2NY LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:50 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -0.318s
Before 		-67.0 dBm -1.50 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:51 UTC View
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) +1.980s
After 		-57.0 dBm 6.00 dB 3 ac JJ00 , swam , 🌀 , A3WS , FF1 , 🌃 , 09ac , feac , 98ac LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:54 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +3.314s
After 		-39.0 dBm 6.00 dB 3 57 CmWx LongFast 2025-11-23 21:12:55 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +685.147s
After 		-107.0 dBm -18.50 dB 1 88 grns , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-23 21:24:17 UTC View
12

Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways