Packet #512971 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 71b8 (71b8) to !ffffffff

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 512971
Mesh Packet ID: 0x26f4fe8d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-09 22:37:17 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 71b8 (71b8)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Meshtastic 71b8 (71b8)
Channel: chat.cap.ru
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: b8
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic 71b8
Short Name:71b8
Node ID:!9e7871b8
MAC Address:8J6eeHG4
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:80 bytes
Gateway:!9e7871b8
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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e7871b8
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 2658693560
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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1773095821
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority BACKGROUND
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel 105
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 184
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)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e7871b8
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": "!9e7871b8", "long_name": "Meshtastic 71b8", "short_name": "71b8", "macaddr": "8J6eeHG4", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2658693560, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhOWU3ODcxYjgSD01lc2h0YXN0aWMgNzFiOBoENzFiOCIG8J6eeHG4KCtCIG3I0rzrxq0n19dZBfdWmPKWcqaYvZImxpRNXHNUCkYBSAA=", "bitfield": 0 }, "id": 653590157, "rx_time": 1773095821, "priority": "BACKGROUND", "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 184 }, "channel_id": "chat.cap.ru", "gateway_id": "!9e7871b8" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658693560, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhOWU3ODcxYjgSD01lc2h0YXN0aWMgNzFiOBoENzFiOCIG8J6eeHG4KCtCIG3I0rzrxq0n19dZBfdWmPKWcqaYvZImxpRNXHNUCkYBSAA=", "bitfield": 0, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9e7871b8", "long_name": "Meshtastic 71b8", "short_name": "71b8", "macaddr": "8J6eeHG4", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "bcjSvOvGrSfX11kF91aY8pZyppi9kibGlE1cc1QKRgE=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } }, "id": 653590157, "rx_time": 1773095821, "priority": "BACKGROUND", "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 184 } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213965373837316238120f4d65736874617374696320373162381a04373162382206f09e9e7871b8282b42206dc8d2bcebc6ad27d7d75905f75698f29672a698bd9226c6944d5c73540a46014800
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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Meshtastic 71b8 (71b8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 b8 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-09 22:37:17 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways