Packet #500006 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic ed2f (ed2f) to !ffffffff

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 500006
Mesh Packet ID: 0x3af89f83
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-07 22:08:41 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic ed2f (ed2f)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Meshtastic a5c0 (a5c0)
Channel: chat.cap.ru
RSSI: -120 dBm
SNR: 5.5 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 2f ed2f
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: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic ed2f
Short Name:ed2f
Node ID:!6745ed2f
MAC Address:+qxnRe0v
Hardware:NRF52_UNKNOWN
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:!55c6a5c0
Channel:chat.cap.ru
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: chat.cap.ru
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !55c6a5c0
Node ID format
channel_id chat.cap.ru
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1732635951
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum NODEINFO_APP
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -120.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1772921320
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 105
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 47
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)
  • ✓ Custom channel: chat.cap.ru
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !55c6a5c0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -120.0 dBm
SNR: 5.50 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": "!6745ed2f", "long_name": "Meshtastic ed2f", "short_name": "ed2f", "macaddr": "+qxnRe0v", "hw_model": "NRF52_UNKNOWN" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1732635951, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhNjc0NWVkMmYSD01lc2h0YXN0aWMgZWQyZhoEZWQyZiIG+qxnRe0vKCRCIFzXELGzYyV8OcaiKTKcmRcmh0PEcQdAk52TlzmNsnJxSAA=", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 989372291, "rx_time": 1772921320, "rx_snr": 5.5, "rx_rssi": -120, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 47, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "chat.cap.ru", "gateway_id": "!55c6a5c0" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1732635951, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhNjc0NWVkMmYSD01lc2h0YXN0aWMgZWQyZhoEZWQyZiIG+qxnRe0vKCRCIFzXELGzYyV8OcaiKTKcmRcmh0PEcQdAk52TlzmNsnJxSAA=", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!6745ed2f", "long_name": "Meshtastic ed2f", "short_name": "ed2f", "macaddr": "+qxnRe0v", "hw_model": "NRF52_UNKNOWN", "public_key": "XNcQsbNjJXw5xqIpMpyZFyaHQ8RxB0CTnZOXOY2ycnE=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } }, "id": 989372291, "rx_time": 1772921320, "rx_snr": 5.5, "rx_rssi": -120, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 47, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213637343565643266120f4d65736874617374696320656432661a04656432662206faac6745ed2f282442205cd710b1b363257c39c6a229329c9917268743c4710740939d9397398db272714800
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
Meshtastic a5c0 (a5c0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-120.0 dBm 5.50 dB 7 2f ed2f chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 22:08:41 UTC Current
7 hops Gateways that received this packet after 7 hops
Meshtastic 6f70 (6f70) +0.025s
After 		-111.0 dBm 9.25 dB 7 2f ed2f chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 22:08:41 UTC View
Meshtastic 8170 (8170) -0.340s
Before 		-71.0 dBm 7.75 dB 7 2f ed2f chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 22:08:40 UTC View
crane 2 (cra2) +20.311s
After 		-82.0 dBm 7.25 dB 7 f0 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 22:09:01 UTC View
GunWest (Pepe) +16.953s
After 		-94.0 dBm -0.50 dB 7 e4 vaya chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 22:08:58 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways