Packet #725858 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya) to Meshtastic 5e80 (5e80)

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
86
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 725858
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5e477758
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-05 01:04:26 UTC
From Node: VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)
To Node: Meshtastic 5e80 (5e80)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: e4 vaya
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: 86 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:VA7YA Meshtastic Home
Short Name:vaya
Node ID:!04c5b0e4
MAC Address:sKYExbDk
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
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:86 bytes
Gateway:!04c5b0e4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !04c5b0e4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (86 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 80064740
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1236688512
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum NODEINFO_APP
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 86 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 1775351065
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 228
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: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !04c5b0e4
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:86 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!04c5b0e4", "long_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home", "short_name": "vaya", "macaddr": "sKYExbDk", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 80064740, "to": 1236688512, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhMDRjNWIwZTQSFVZBN1lBIE1lc2h0YXN0aWMgSG9tZRoEdmF5YSIGsKYExbDkKG5CIAvKdE747CjSKxy7b/6z8k96jPqVqrNTtrfIK5By9ZdlSAA=", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 1581741912, "rx_time": 1775351065, "priority": "BACKGROUND", "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 228 }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!04c5b0e4" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 80064740, "to": 1236688512, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhMDRjNWIwZTQSFVZBN1lBIE1lc2h0YXN0aWMgSG9tZRoEdmF5YSIGsKYExbDkKG5CIAvKdE747CjSKxy7b/6z8k96jPqVqrNTtrfIK5By9ZdlSAA=", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!04c5b0e4", "long_name": "VA7YA Meshtastic Home", "short_name": "vaya", "macaddr": "sKYExbDk", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "public_key": "C8p0TvjsKNIrHLtv/rPyT3qM+pWqs1O2t8grkHL1l2U=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } }, "id": 1581741912, "rx_time": 1775351065, "priority": "BACKGROUND", "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 228 } }
Raw Packet Data (86 bytes)
0a0921303463356230653412155641375941204d65736874617374696320486f6d651a04766179612206b0a604c5b0e4286e42200bca744ef8ec28d22b1cbb6ffeb3f24f7a8cfa95aab353b6b7c82b9072f597654800
Hex Analysis:
Size:86 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 e4 vaya LongFast 2026-04-05 01:04:26 UTC Current
7 hops Gateways that received this packet after 7 hops
Zaovrazhnoe (mnlt) +9.239s
After 		-113.0 dBm -19.00 dB 7 7c nest LongFast 2026-04-05 01:04:35 UTC View
GunWest (Pepe) +3.617s
After 		-120.0 dBm -14.00 dB 7 e4 vaya LongFast 2026-04-05 01:04:29 UTC View
Meshtastic 292c (292c) +8.573s
After 		-29.0 dBm 7.25 dB 7 54 9454 LongFast 2026-04-05 01:04:34 UTC View
4

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways