Packet #730823 Success

NEIGHBORINFO_APP packet from Poughkeepsie (pkps) to !00000001

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
93
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 730823
Mesh Packet ID: 0x290e91ef
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-05 17:14:30 UTC
From Node: Poughkeepsie (pkps)
To Node: !00000001 (0001)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Port: 71
Gateway: Poughkeepsie (pkps)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 88 pkps
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Size: 93 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Neighbor Information Report
Reporting Node: Poughkeepsie (pkps)
Last Sent By: Poughkeepsie (pkps)
Broadcast Interval:14400 seconds
Neighbors Found:6
6

Active Neighbors

Neighbor Details
Neighbor Node SNR Last Heard Broadcast Interval Signal Quality
Juti (JT) 2.0 dB Unknown Unknown Good
Meshtastic cb88 (cb88) -14.0 dB Unknown Unknown Poor
!acaa87f4 (87f4) -15.0 dB Unknown Unknown Poor
Meshtastic 5e80 (5e80) 6.2 dB Unknown Unknown Excellent
Meshtastic b938 (b938) -8.8 dB Unknown Unknown Poor
Meshtastic 9454 (9454) -16.0 dB Unknown Unknown Poor
This neighbor information was reported by Poughkeepsie (pkps) and shows which nodes it can directly communicate with and their signal quality.
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:93 bytes
Gateway:!49b66c88
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NEIGHBORINFO_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 !49b66c88
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (93 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1236692104
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum NEIGHBORINFO_APP
NEIGHBORINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 93 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 1775409268
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 136
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: !49b66c88
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Size:93 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "node_id": 1236692104, "last_sent_by_id": 1236692104, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": 14400, "neighbors": [ { "node_id": 1770364512, "snr": 2.0, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Juti (JT)" }, { "node_id": 1770310536, "snr": -14.0, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Meshtastic cb88 (cb88)" }, { "node_id": 2896857076, "snr": -15.0, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "!acaa87f4" }, { "node_id": 1236688512, "snr": 6.25, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Meshtastic 5e80 (5e80)" }, { "node_id": 1771878712, "snr": -8.75, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Meshtastic b938 (b938)" }, { "node_id": 1771803732, "snr": -16.0, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Meshtastic 9454 (9454)" } ], "neighbor_count": 6, "node_name": "Poughkeepsie (pkps)", "last_sent_by_name": "Poughkeepsie (pkps)" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1236692104, "to": 1, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "NEIGHBORINFO_APP", "payload": "CIjZ2c0EEIjZ2c0EGMBwIgsI4LyWzAYVAAAAQCILCIiXk8wGFQAAYMEiCwj0j6rlChUAAHDBIgsIgL3ZzQQVAADIQCILCLjy8swGFQAADMEiCwjUqO7MBhUAAIDB", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 688820719, "rx_time": 1775409268, "priority": "BACKGROUND", "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 136 }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!49b66c88" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1236692104, "to": 1, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "NEIGHBORINFO_APP", "payload": "CIjZ2c0EEIjZ2c0EGMBwIgsI4LyWzAYVAAAAQCILCIiXk8wGFQAAYMEiCwj0j6rlChUAAHDBIgsIgL3ZzQQVAADIQCILCLjy8swGFQAADMEiCwjUqO7MBhUAAIDB", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "node_id": 1236692104, "last_sent_by_id": 1236692104, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": 14400, "neighbors": [ { "node_id": 1770364512, "snr": 2.0 }, { "node_id": 1770310536, "snr": -14.0 }, { "node_id": 2896857076, "snr": -15.0 }, { "node_id": 1236688512, "snr": 6.25 }, { "node_id": 1771878712, "snr": -8.75 }, { "node_id": 1771803732, "snr": -16.0 } ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NEIGHBORINFO_APP", "message_class": "NeighborInfo" } }, "id": 688820719, "rx_time": 1775409268, "priority": "BACKGROUND", "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 136 } }
Raw Packet Data (93 bytes)
0888d9d9cd041088d9d9cd0418c070220b08e0bc96cc061500000040220b08889793cc0615000060c1220b08f48faae50a15000070c1220b0880bdd9cd04150000c840220b08b8f2f2cc061500000cc1220b08d4a8eecc0615000080c1
Hex Analysis:
Size:93 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
Poughkeepsie (pkps) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 88 pkps LongFast 2026-04-05 17:14:30 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways