Packet #2884604 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 6994 (6994) to AC2YM-BB (BB44)

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2884604
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe29ee67a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 07:37:17 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 6994 (6994)
To Node: AC2YM-BB (BB44)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Gowanus Soda (p1p)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -121 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: ec
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic 6994
Short Name:6994
Node ID:!33636994
MAC Address:ZOgzY2mU
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:80 bytes
Gateway:!9e758c94
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e758c94
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 862153108
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3179938448
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 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 -121.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -12.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764401945
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 236
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1764401837.1878417
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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: !9e758c94
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -121.0 dBm
SNR: -12.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!33636994", "long_name": "Meshtastic 6994", "short_name": "6994", "macaddr": "ZOgzY2mU", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e758c94", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862153108, "to": 3179938448, "id": 3802064506, "rx_time": 1764401945, "rx_snr": -12.25, "rx_rssi": -121, "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": 236, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213333363336393934120f4d65736874617374696320363939341a0436393934220664e833636994282b380342207cd8d528dec61541105688923b14bbcf6990a2969a7ae70e2a914cf6708a4902", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!33636994", "long_name": "Meshtastic 6994", "short_name": "6994", "macaddr": "ZOgzY2mU", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "ROUTER_CLIENT", "public_key": "fNjVKN7GFUEQVoiSOxS7z2mQopaaeucOKpFM9nCKSQI=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213333363336393934120f4d65736874617374696320363939341a0436393934220664e833636994282b380342207cd8d528dec61541105688923b14bbcf6990a2969a7ae70e2a914cf6708a4902
Hex Analysis:
Size:80 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
Gowanus Soda (p1p) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-121.0 dBm -12.25 dB 3 ec LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:17 UTC Current
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -4.058s
Before 		-81.0 dBm 4.00 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:13 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -3.799s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:13 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -3.550s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -8.50 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:13 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -3.105s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -18.00 dB 2 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:14 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -2.683s
Before 		-89.0 dBm -2.50 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:14 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) -1.681s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -11.50 dB 2 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:15 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) +1.348s
After 		-59.0 dBm 2.75 dB 3 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:18 UTC View
nLink-NY-Jamaica1 (NLJ1) +3.276s
After 		-92.0 dBm 0.25 dB 3 88 grns , 2f88 , P3NY LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:20 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) +3.777s
After 		-102.0 dBm -11.75 dB 3 80 tks , LLR1 , ncmc , NLmH , LOD LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:20 UTC View
Meshtastic f5c8 (f5c8) +4.884s
After 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 5b P0NY LongFast 2025-11-29 07:37:22 UTC View
11

Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways