Packet #12442374 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Laoshu Ren (2520) to Zarathustra (ZRTS)

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
60
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 12442374
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd3618417
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-16 12:32:00 UTC
From Node: Laoshu Ren (2520)
To Node: Zarathustra (ZRTS)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -115 dBm
SNR: -6.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic 8160 (8160) → Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f) → Meshtastic 423c (423c) → Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.5 dB -20.5 dB -14.75 dB -5.75 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Laoshu Ren (2520) Meshtastic 8160 (8160) Unknown -17.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic 8160 (8160) Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f) Unknown -20.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f) Meshtastic 423c (423c) 23.32 km -14.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 423c (423c) Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH) 3.28 km -5.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
26.60 km
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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:60 bytes
Gateway:!f98db090
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
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 !f98db090
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (60 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 181028616
Source node ID 		uint32
to 948096878
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 60 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -115.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -6.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773653519
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1773653520.6288521
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)
  • ✓ 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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !f98db090
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -115.0 dBm
SNR: -6.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 2661384544, 2833738607, 48710204, 816142850 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.5, -20.5, -14.75, -5.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2661384544": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "816142850": "Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)", "181028616": "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "948096878": "Zarathustra (ZRTS)", "2833738607": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "48710204": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 12442374, "timestamp": 1773653520.6288521, "from_node_id": 181028616, "to_node_id": 948096878, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 3546383383, "rssi": -115, "snr": -6.75, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 60, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a106081a19e6f6be7a83c42e702025aa5301228baffffffffffffffff01aeffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1773653519, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-16 12:32:00", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "to_node_name": "Zarathustra (ZRTS)", "gateway_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4186812560, "latitude": 55.7760512, "longitude": 37.4652928, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1773776311.0320983, "timestamp_str": "2026-03-17 22:38:31", "display_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2", "long_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2", "short_name": "ABX2", "hw_model": "TLORA_V2_1_1P6" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 12442374, "from_node_id": 181028616, "to_node_id": 948096878, "timestamp": 1773653520.6288521, "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "raw_payload": "0a106081a19e6f6be7a83c42e702025aa5301228baffffffffffffffff01aeffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "to_node_name": "!3882cf6e", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2661384544, 2833738607, 48710204, 816142850 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.5, -20.5, -14.75, -5.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 181028616, 2661384544, 2833738607, 48710204, 816142850 ], "node_names": [ "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.5, -20.5, -14.75, -5.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 181028616, "to_node_id": 2661384544, "from_node_name": "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "snr": -17.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2661384544, "to_node_id": 2833738607, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "snr": -20.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2833738607, "to_node_id": 48710204, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23319.26628024905, "from_location_timestamp": 1773614798.0203006, "to_location_timestamp": 1773644415.3147488, "from_location_age_warning": "from 10.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 48710204, "to_node_id": 816142850, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3280.37411983085, "from_location_timestamp": 1773644415.3147488, "to_location_timestamp": 1773595998.856758, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 181028616, 2661384544, 2833738607, 48710204, 816142850 ], "node_names": [ "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.5, -20.5, -14.75, -5.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 181028616, "to_node_id": 2661384544, "from_node_name": "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "snr": -17.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2661384544, "to_node_id": 2833738607, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "snr": -20.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2833738607, "to_node_id": 48710204, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23319.26628024905, "from_location_timestamp": 1773614798.0203006, "to_location_timestamp": 1773644415.3147488, "from_location_age_warning": "from 10.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 48710204, "to_node_id": 816142850, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3280.37411983085, "from_location_timestamp": 1773644415.3147488, "to_location_timestamp": 1773595998.856758, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Laoshu Ren (2520) → Meshtastic 8160 (8160) → Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f) → Meshtastic 423c (423c) → Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Laoshu Ren (2520) → Meshtastic 8160 (8160) → Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f) → Meshtastic 423c (423c) → Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 181028616, "to_node_id": 2661384544, "from_node_name": "Laoshu Ren (2520)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "snr": -17.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2661384544, "to_node_id": 2833738607, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 8160 (8160)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "snr": -20.5, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2833738607, "to_node_id": 48710204, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6b6f (6b6f)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "snr": -14.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 23319.26628024905, "from_location_timestamp": 1773614798.0203006, "to_location_timestamp": 1773644415.3147488, "from_location_age_warning": "from 10.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 48710204, "to_node_id": 816142850, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 423c (423c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 5a02 (A1OH)", "snr": -5.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3280.37411983085, "from_location_timestamp": 1773644415.3147488, "to_location_timestamp": 1773595998.856758, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 26599.640400079898, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 181028616, "to": 948096878, "id": 3546383383, "rx_time": 1773653519, "rx_snr": -6.75, "rx_rssi": -115, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a106081a19e6f6be7a83c42e702025aa5301228baffffffffffffffff01aeffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2661384544, 2833738607, 48710204, 816142850 ], "snr_towards": [ -70, -82, -59, -23 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (60 bytes)
0a106081a19e6f6be7a83c42e702025aa5301228baffffffffffffffff01aeffffffffffffffff01c5ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:60 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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-115.0 dBm -6.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-03-16 12:32:00 Current
Aster-02 (AST2) -143.225s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -6.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-03-16 12:29:37 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) -115.871s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -13.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-03-16 12:30:04 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -0.193s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-03-16 12:32:00 View
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Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways