Packet #990665 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from JLO4 - Forest Hills Solar (JLO4) to !ffffffff

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
90
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 990665
Mesh Packet ID: 0x38bbb64b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-19 20:06:12 UTC
From Node: JLO4 - Forest Hills Solar (JLO4)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: dkTowerBot (dkTB)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -103 dBm
SNR: -12.0 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 7b 4b7b
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: 90 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:JLO4 - Forest Hills Solar
Short Name:JLO4
Node ID:!6ae606ba
MAC Address:6AVq5ga6
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:!dddc01fa
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 !dddc01fa
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 1793459898
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 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -103.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -12.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1760904405
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 123
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1760904372.3731067
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: !dddc01fa
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -103.0 dBm
SNR: -12.00 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": "!6ae606ba", "long_name": "JLO4 - Forest Hills Solar", "short_name": "JLO4", "macaddr": "6AVq5ga6", "hw_model": "RAK4631" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!dddc01fa", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1793459898, "to": 4294967295, "id": 951825995, "rx_time": 1760904405, "rx_snr": -12.0, "rx_rssi": -103, "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": 123, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921366165363036626112194a4c4f34202d20466f726573742048696c6c7320536f6c61721a044a4c4f342206e8056ae606ba28094220f062caeb2ba69010bc230f8e4a491ef27d32f30510eca91dfa76dd4f64fc6e4c4801", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!6ae606ba", "long_name": "JLO4 - Forest Hills Solar", "short_name": "JLO4", "macaddr": "6AVq5ga6", "hw_model": "RAK4631", "public_key": "8GLK6yumkBC8Iw+OSkke8n0y8wUQ7Kkd+nbdT2T8bkw=", "is_unmessagable": true, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (90 bytes)
0a0921366165363036626112194a4c4f34202d20466f726573742048696c6c7320536f6c61721a044a4c4f342206e8056ae606ba28094220f062caeb2ba69010bc230f8e4a491ef27d32f30510eca91dfa76dd4f64fc6e4c4801
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
dkTowerBot (dkTB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-103.0 dBm -12.00 dB 4 7b 4b7b LongFast 2025-10-19 20:06:12 UTC Current
JLY2 - Throggs Neck Solar (JLY2) -31.895s
Before 		-76.0 dBm -6.75 dB 1 35 JLX5 LongFast 2025-10-19 20:05:40 UTC View
Smorgasburg | nyme.sh (SMRG) -5.370s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -6.00 dB 3 4c JLY3 LongFast 2025-10-19 20:06:07 UTC View
DRP0 Astoria (DRP0) +0.065s
After 		-75.0 dBm 6.00 dB 4 ac JJ00 , swam , 🌀 , A3WS , FF1 , 🌃 , 09ac , feac , 98ac LongFast 2025-10-19 20:06:12 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) +1.736s
After 		-27.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 ac BFY , A3WS , FF1 LongFast 2025-10-19 20:06:14 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) +12.982s
After 		-117.0 dBm -18.50 dB 5 88 P3NY LongFast 2025-10-19 20:06:25 UTC View
@_tedks (tks) +1184.580s
After 		-97.0 dBm 3.50 dB 4 9b KOS0 LongFast 2025-10-19 20:25:56 UTC View
https://nyme.sh | Xoder (MERB) +2901.325s
After 		-109.0 dBm -13.00 dB 2 e5 LongFast 2025-10-19 20:54:33 UTC View
8

Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways