Packet #77177 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G) to Meshtastic e74e (Alex)

4
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
91
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 77177
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb24d49e1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-08-24 23:14:34 UTC
From Node: Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G)
To Node: Meshtastic e74e (Alex)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 91 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜
Short Name:PS-G
Node ID:!ba0c290c
MAC Address:ECC6DCkM
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:91 bytes
Gateway:!ba0c290c
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ba0c290c
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (91 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3121359116
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1091299150
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 91 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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1756066472
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 12
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1756066474.3206675
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ba0c290c
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:91 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!ba0c290c", "long_name": "Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜", "short_name": "PS-G", "macaddr": "ECC6DCkM", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba0c290c", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3121359116, "to": 1091299150, "id": 2991409633, "rx_time": 1756066472, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 12, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092162613063323930631218d09fd0b5d189d0b5d180d0b02d4d5120f09f948cf09f9b9c1a0450532d4722061020ba0c290c282b380b4220da9410728cc5ecbb37ac69c6d80f3d38caf26c05a71aca946471bcdff0d9e11d4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!ba0c290c", "long_name": "Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜", "short_name": "PS-G", "macaddr": "ECC6DCkM", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "ROUTER_LATE", "public_key": "2pQQcozF7Ls3rGnG2A89OMrybAWnGsqUZHG83/DZ4R0=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (91 bytes)
0a092162613063323930631218d09fd0b5d189d0b5d180d0b02d4d5120f09f948cf09f9b9c1a0450532d4722061020ba0c290c282b380b4220da9410728cc5ecbb37ac69c6d80f3d38caf26c05a71aca946471bcdff0d9e11d4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:91 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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 2 Bulgaria 2025-08-24 23:14:34 Current
Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G) -0.234s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-08-24 23:14:34 View
Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G) -0.200s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 Bulgaria 2025-08-24 23:14:34 View
Пещера-MQ 🔌🛜 (PS-G) -0.025s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 2 Bulgaria 2025-08-24 23:14:34 View
4

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways