Packet #12268762 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3) to Meshtastic bc45 (bc45)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 12268762
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcfd66449
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-14 21:12:58 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)
To Node: Meshtastic bc45 (bc45)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Fostral (FSTR)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -44 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S) → Meshtastic 730c (730c) → Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880) → Samorez8 (Smr8) → Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 0.25 dB -16.0 dB -12.75 dB -17.25 dB -16.5 dB -10.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3) Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S) 1.44 km 0.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S) Meshtastic 730c (730c) 332.38 km -16.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic 730c (730c) Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880) 330.89 km -12.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880) Samorez8 (Smr8) 3.55 km -17.25 dB Relay Hops
5 Samorez8 (Smr8) Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) 1.97 km -16.5 dB Relay Hops
6 Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) Unknown -10.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
670.23 km
Combined Traceroute Graph
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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:79 bytes
Gateway:!1309d640
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !1309d640
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 48872436
Source node ID 		uint32
to 48872264
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -44.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773511978
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment requested 		bool
priority Not set enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 132
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773511978.7515893
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !1309d640
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -44.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2658721404, 1128100620, 2896783488, 2224121660, 886732792, 319413124 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -16.0, -12.75, -17.25, -16.5, -10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2896783488": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "319413124": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "2224121660": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "48872264": "Meshtastic bc45 (bc45)", "1128100620": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "48872436": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "886732792": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "2658721404": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 12268762, "timestamp": 1773511978.7515893, "from_node_id": 48872436, "to_node_id": 48872264, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!1309d640", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3486934089, "rssi": -44, "snr": 6.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a187cde789e0c733d438068a9ac3c679184f877da3484db0913123301c0ffffffffffffffff01cdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773511978, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 132, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-14 21:12:58", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic bc45 (bc45)", "gateway_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 319411776, "latitude": 55.6924928, "longitude": 37.7618432, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1773762879.7416282, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-17 18:54:39", "display_name": "Fostral", "long_name": "Fostral", "short_name": "FSTR", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 12268762, "from_node_id": 48872436, "to_node_id": 48872264, "timestamp": 1773511978.7515893, "gateway_id": "!1309d640", "raw_payload": "0a187cde789e0c733d438068a9ac3c679184f877da3484db0913123301c0ffffffffffffffff01cdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "to_node_name": "!02e9bb48", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2658721404, 1128100620, 2896783488, 2224121660, 886732792, 319413124 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.25, -16.0, -12.75, -17.25, -16.5, -10.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 48872436, 2658721404, 1128100620, 2896783488, 2224121660, 886732792, 319413124 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -16.0, -12.75, -17.25, -16.5, -10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 48872436, "to_node_id": 2658721404, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "to_node_name": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1441.9521094356492, "from_location_timestamp": 1773437418.6363144, "to_location_timestamp": 1773435455.5592954, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2658721404, "to_node_id": 1128100620, "from_node_name": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 332380.68559513893, "from_location_timestamp": 1773435455.5592954, "to_location_timestamp": 1773062271.3530047, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1128100620, "to_node_id": 2896783488, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "snr": -12.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 330885.1956255105, "from_location_timestamp": 1773062271.3530047, "to_location_timestamp": 1773508709.154492, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2896783488, "to_node_id": 2224121660, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "to_node_name": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3548.743143879521, "from_location_timestamp": 1773508709.154492, "to_location_timestamp": 1773503047.3339062, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2224121660, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1970.1830460917683, "from_location_timestamp": 1773503047.3339062, "to_location_timestamp": 1773341928.093488, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0d ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 48872436, 2658721404, 1128100620, 2896783488, 2224121660, 886732792, 319413124 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.25, -16.0, -12.75, -17.25, -16.5, -10.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 48872436, "to_node_id": 2658721404, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "to_node_name": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1441.9521094356492, "from_location_timestamp": 1773437418.6363144, "to_location_timestamp": 1773435455.5592954, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2658721404, "to_node_id": 1128100620, "from_node_name": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 332380.68559513893, "from_location_timestamp": 1773435455.5592954, "to_location_timestamp": 1773062271.3530047, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1128100620, "to_node_id": 2896783488, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "snr": -12.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 330885.1956255105, "from_location_timestamp": 1773062271.3530047, "to_location_timestamp": 1773508709.154492, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2896783488, "to_node_id": 2224121660, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "to_node_name": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3548.743143879521, "from_location_timestamp": 1773508709.154492, "to_location_timestamp": 1773503047.3339062, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2224121660, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1970.1830460917683, "from_location_timestamp": 1773503047.3339062, "to_location_timestamp": 1773341928.093488, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0d ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3) → Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S) → Meshtastic 730c (730c) → Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880) → Samorez8 (Smr8) → Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3) → Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S) → Meshtastic 730c (730c) → Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880) → Samorez8 (Smr8) → Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 48872436, "to_node_id": 2658721404, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic bbf3 (bbf3)", "to_node_name": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1441.9521094356492, "from_location_timestamp": 1773437418.6363144, "to_location_timestamp": 1773435455.5592954, "from_location_age_warning": "from 20.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 21.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2658721404, "to_node_id": 1128100620, "from_node_name": "Jamaica Project 8S (JP8S)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 332380.68559513893, "from_location_timestamp": 1773435455.5592954, "to_location_timestamp": 1773062271.3530047, "from_location_age_warning": "from 21.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.2d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1128100620, "to_node_id": 2896783488, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 730c (730c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "snr": -12.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 330885.1956255105, "from_location_timestamp": 1773062271.3530047, "to_location_timestamp": 1773508709.154492, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2896783488, "to_node_id": 2224121660, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6880 Taganskiy (6880)", "to_node_name": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3548.743143879521, "from_location_timestamp": 1773508709.154492, "to_location_timestamp": 1773503047.3339062, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2224121660, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Samorez8 (Smr8)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1970.1830460917683, "from_location_timestamp": 1773503047.3339062, "to_location_timestamp": 1773341928.093488, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.0d ago" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 886732792, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 670226.7595200563, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!1309d640", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 48872436, "to": 48872264, "id": 3486934089, "rx_time": 1773511978, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -44, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 132, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a187cde789e0c733d438068a9ac3c679184f877da3484db0913123301c0ffffffffffffffff01cdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2658721404, 1128100620, 2896783488, 2224121660, 886732792, 319413124 ], "snr_towards": [ 1, -64, -51, -69, -66, -43 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a187cde789e0c733d438068a9ac3c679184f877da3484db0913123301c0ffffffffffffffff01cdffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01d5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:79 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
Fostral (FSTR) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-44.0 dBm 6.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-03-14 21:12:58 Current
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -17.386s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -10.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-03-14 21:12:41 View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways