Packet #2982091 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from N1TGE-2 (🔋) to !ffffffff

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
72
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2982091
Mesh Packet ID: 0x01a28fd3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-20 10:50:58 UTC
From Node: N1TGE-2 (🔋)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: N1TGE-3 (📟)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -69 dBm
SNR: 7.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 11 🔋
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: 72 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:N1TGE-2
Short Name:🔋
Node ID:!3d221511
MAC Address:/S49IhUR
Hardware:HELTEC_MESH_POCKET
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:72 bytes
Gateway:!a8cb8daf
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:0 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Default channel - no encryption
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !a8cb8daf
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (72 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1025643793
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum NODEINFO_APP
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 72 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -69.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 7.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774002738
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 17
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a8cb8daf
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -69.0 dBm
SNR: 7.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:72 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!3d221511", "long_name": "N1TGE-2", "short_name": "🔋", "macaddr": "/S49IhUR", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_POCKET" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1025643793, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhM2QyMjE1MTESB04xVEdFLTIaBPCflIsiBv0uPSIVESheQiDoKYx0dI+yITJMGcKncK6ISNZdKL685DhD4drgRZ6JFEgA", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 27430867, "rx_time": 1774002738, "rx_snr": 7.25, "hop_limit": 3, "rx_rssi": -69, "hop_start": 3, "relay_node": 17 }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!a8cb8daf" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1025643793, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhM2QyMjE1MTESB04xVEdFLTIaBPCflIsiBv0uPSIVESheQiDoKYx0dI+yITJMGcKncK6ISNZdKL685DhD4drgRZ6JFEgA", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!3d221511", "long_name": "N1TGE-2", "short_name": "🔋", "macaddr": "/S49IhUR", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_POCKET", "public_key": "6CmMdHSPsiEyTBnCp3CuiEjWXSi+vOQ4Q+Ha4EWeiRQ=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } }, "id": 27430867, "rx_time": 1774002738, "rx_snr": 7.25, "hop_limit": 3, "rx_rssi": -69, "hop_start": 3, "relay_node": 17 } }
Raw Packet Data (72 bytes)
0a0921336432323135313112074e315447452d321a04f09f948b2206fd2e3d221511285e4220e8298c74748fb221324c19c2a770ae8848d65d28bebce43843e1dae0459e89144800
Hex Analysis:
Size:72 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
N1TGE-3 (📟) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-69.0 dBm 7.25 dB 0 11 🔋 LongFast 2026-03-20 10:50:58 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways