Packet #624092 Success

NEIGHBORINFO_APP packet from Deadly Beef (beef) to h2k

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
41
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 624092
Mesh Packet ID: 0x266ce018
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-30 20:12:00 UTC
From Node: Deadly Beef (beef)
To Node: h2k (a118)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Port: 71
Gateway: Deadly Beef (beef)
Channel: PKI
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 5
Relay Node: ef beef
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: 41 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Neighbor Information Report
Reporting Node: Deadly Beef (beef)
Last Sent By: Deadly Beef (beef)
Broadcast Interval:14400 seconds
Neighbors Found:2
2

Active Neighbors

Neighbor Details
Neighbor Node SNR Last Heard Broadcast Interval Signal Quality
Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) 6.5 dB Unknown Unknown Excellent
Spaceship (SPSH) 6.5 dB Unknown Unknown Excellent
This neighbor information was reported by Deadly Beef (beef) 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:41 bytes
Gateway:!deadbeef
Channel:PKI
Payload Type:NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !deadbeef
Node ID format
channel_id PKI
packet MeshPacket (41 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3735928559
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1771872536
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 71
NEIGHBORINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 41 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1777580520
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 70
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 239
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1777579920.298998
Unix timestamp 		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
  • ✓ Custom channel: PKI
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !deadbeef
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NEIGHBORINFO_APP
Size:41 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "node_id": 3735928559, "last_sent_by_id": 3735928559, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": 14400, "neighbors": [ { "node_id": 1236521792, "snr": 6.5, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO)" }, { "node_id": 3763628274, "snr": 6.5, "last_rx_time": null, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": null, "last_rx_time_str": "Unknown", "node_name": "Spaceship (SPSH)" } ], "neighbor_count": 2, "node_name": "Deadly Beef (beef)", "last_sent_by_name": "Deadly Beef (beef)" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!deadbeef", "channel_id": "PKI", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3735928559, "to": 1771872536, "id": 644669464, "rx_time": 1777580520, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 239, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 71, "payload": "08effdb6f50d10effdb6f50d18c070220b08c0a6cfcd04150000d040220b08f2d1d1820e150000d040", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "node_id": 3735928559, "last_sent_by_id": 3735928559, "node_broadcast_interval_secs": 14400, "neighbors": [ { "node_id": 1236521792, "snr": 6.5 }, { "node_id": 3763628274, "snr": 6.5 } ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NEIGHBORINFO_APP", "message_class": "NeighborInfo" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (41 bytes)
08effdb6f50d10effdb6f50d18c070220b08c0a6cfcd04150000d040220b08f2d1d1820e150000d040
Hex Analysis:
Size:41 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
Deadly Beef (beef) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 ef beef PKI 2026-04-30 20:12:00 UTC Current
☘️🦙0: Take Me 🏠 Country Nodes (LRG0) +1.741s
After 		-117.0 dBm -15.75 dB 1 40 KYHO PKI 2026-04-30 20:12:02 UTC View
SG-Command (SG-C) +1.803s
After 		-114.0 dBm -18.25 dB 1 40 KYHO , tr33 PKI 2026-04-30 20:12:02 UTC View
3

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways