Packet #38081 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from ๐Ÿค– Telegram Bot Varna (TBOT) to LZ1MMH-R ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ  (MMH0)

3
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
90
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 38081
Mesh Packet ID: 0x34e7a372
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-20 17:38:31 UTC
From Node: ๐Ÿค– Telegram Bot Varna (TBOT)
To Node: LZ1MMH-R ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ  (MMH0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: แ“šแ˜แ—ข แถป ๐˜‡ ๐ฐ (N/A1)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -62 dBm
SNR: 7.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 90 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:๐Ÿค– Telegram Bot Varna
Short Name:TBOT
Node ID:!da741af0
MAC Address:2DvadBrw
Hardware:SEEED_XIAO_S3
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) โ†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) โ†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:90 bytes
Gateway:!da73e1bc
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
โœ“ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
โš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da73e1bc
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (90 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3665042160
Source node ID 		uint32
to 84750772
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 90 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -62.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1755700710
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 100
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1755700711.3724916
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:
  • โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • โœ“ Targeted to specific node
  • โœ“ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • โœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • โš  Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • โš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !da73e1bc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -62.0 dBm
SNR: 7.25 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": "!da741af0", "long_name": "๐Ÿค– Telegram Bot Varna", "short_name": "TBOT", "macaddr": "2DvadBrw", "hw_model": "SEEED_XIAO_S3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da73e1bc", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3665042160, "to": 84750772, "id": 887595890, "rx_time": 1755700710, "rx_snr": 7.25, "rx_rssi": -62, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 100, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092164613734316166301217f09fa4962054656c656772616d20426f74205661726e611a0454424f542206d83bda741af0285138014220379e0f1211c8107938dc60624493dd0b01d01fd6e9903ae6b4c7258496a81c0d4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!da741af0", "long_name": "๐Ÿค– Telegram Bot Varna", "short_name": "TBOT", "macaddr": "2DvadBrw", "hw_model": "SEEED_XIAO_S3", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "N54PEhHIEHk43GBiRJPdCwHQH9bpkDrmtMclhJaoHA0=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (90 bytes)
0a092164613734316166301217f09fa4962054656c656772616d20426f74205661726e611a0454424f542206d83bda741af0285138014220379e0f1211c8107938dc60624493dd0b01d01fd6e9903ae6b4c7258496a81c0d4800
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 Channel Timestamp Actions
แ“šแ˜แ—ข แถป ๐˜‡ ๐ฐ (N/A1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-62.0 dBm 7.25 dB 2 Bulgaria 2025-08-20 17:38:31 Current
๐Ÿค– Telegram Bot Varna (TBOT) -2.631s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-08-20 17:38:28 View
แ“šแ˜แ—ข แถป ๐˜‡ ๐ฐ (N/A1) -0.186s
Before 		-62.0 dBm 7.25 dB 1 Bulgaria 2025-08-20 17:38:31 View
3

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways