N2n node only passing payload?

General
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I am trying to use the n2n node that @dceejay created quite a few years ago. But it seems that the n2n input node only outputs payload. Here are some code examples:

Input to n2n output node:

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but the output from a n2n input node is:

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Notice it only outputs the payload entry of the object?

Is there a way to get the whole object?

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No. The whole idea of the node was to send as little data as possible between nodes only when needed. It uses udp so everything has to fit in a single data packet.
Of course you can use a function node in front to generate a payload that contains the original payload plus other properties as you wish.

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Is there a way to set hostip from the sending node-red instance? I have tried a few things and nothing works.

The reason being, if the node-red instance is on a VLAN, then an incorrect hostip is retrieved.