Packet #15845791 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic d566 (S566) to Vidnoe 1 (VDN1)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
84
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 15845791
Mesh Packet ID: 0x260296e5
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-16 23:37:38 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic d566 (S566)
To Node: Vidnoe 1 (VDN1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -96 dBm
SNR: 8.25 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Inside (DEAD) → Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4) → Stalk UAO (STLK) → MSG 🦀 (MSG) → 9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc) → HRF (e50c) → Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)
Hop Count: 6 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 2.0 dB -4.75 dB 7.5 dB -10.75 dB -10.5 dB -2.5 dB -11.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic d566 (S566) Inside (DEAD) Unknown 2.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Inside (DEAD) Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4) Unknown -4.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4) Stalk UAO (STLK) Unknown 7.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Stalk UAO (STLK) MSG 🦀 (MSG) 26.45 km -10.75 dB Relay Hops
5 MSG 🦀 (MSG) 9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc) 4.72 km -10.5 dB Relay Hops
6 9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc) HRF (e50c) Unknown -2.5 dB Relay Hops
7 HRF (e50c) Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8) Unknown -11.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
31.17 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:84 bytes
Gateway:!f98db090
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !f98db090
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (84 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2786514278
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770323512
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 84 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 -96.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 8.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1776371857
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 1776371858.4021015
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !f98db090
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -96.0 dBm
SNR: 8.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:84 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 4134519436, 2896867492, 2794856400, 629270384, 4134575100, 181003532, 80114664 ], "snr_towards": [ 2.0, -4.75, 7.5, -10.75, -10.5, -2.5, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "2896867492": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "2786514278": "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "80114664": "Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)", "4134519436": "Inside (DEAD)", "181003532": "HRF (e50c)", "2794856400": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "629270384": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "1770323512": "Vidnoe 1 (VDN1)", "4134575100": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 15845791, "timestamp": 1776371858.4021015, "from_node_id": 2786514278, "to_node_id": 1770323512, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 637703909, "rssi": -96, "snr": 8.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 84, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1c8cc26ff6a4b0aaacd01f96a670e78125fc9b70f60ce5c90ae873c604123408edffffffffffffffff011ed5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1776371857, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-16 23:37:38", "hop_count": 7, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "to_node_name": "Vidnoe 1 (VDN1)", "gateway_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4186812560, "latitude": 55.7760512, "longitude": 37.4652928, "altitude": null, "timestamp": 1776394522.489624, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-17 05:55:22", "display_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2", "long_name": "RN3ABX Georgy 2", "short_name": "ABX2", "hw_model": "TLORA_V2_1_1P6" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 15845791, "from_node_id": 2786514278, "to_node_id": 1770323512, "timestamp": 1776371858.4021015, "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "raw_payload": "0a1c8cc26ff6a4b0aaacd01f96a670e78125fc9b70f60ce5c90ae873c604123408edffffffffffffffff011ed5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "to_node_name": "!6984fe38", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4134519436, 2896867492, 2794856400, 629270384, 4134575100, 181003532, 80114664 ], "snr_towards": [ 2.0, -4.75, 7.5, -10.75, -10.5, -2.5, -11.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2786514278, 4134519436, 2896867492, 2794856400, 629270384, 4134575100, 181003532, 80114664 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "Inside (DEAD)", "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "HRF (e50c)", "Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)" ], "snr_values": [ 2.0, -4.75, 7.5, -10.75, -10.5, -2.5, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2786514278, "to_node_id": 4134519436, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "to_node_name": "Inside (DEAD)", "snr": 2.0, "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": 4134519436, "to_node_id": 2896867492, "from_node_name": "Inside (DEAD)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "snr": -4.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2896867492, "to_node_id": 2794856400, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "to_node_name": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "snr": 7.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2794856400, "to_node_id": 629270384, "from_node_name": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "to_node_name": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26447.805538105822, "from_location_timestamp": 1776371495.705258, "to_location_timestamp": 1776357560.2526076, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 629270384, "to_node_id": 4134575100, "from_node_name": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "to_node_name": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4723.073632228778, "from_location_timestamp": 1776357560.2526076, "to_location_timestamp": 1776376892.561352, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h later" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 4134575100, "to_node_id": 181003532, "from_node_name": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "to_node_name": "HRF (e50c)", "snr": -2.5, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 181003532, "to_node_id": 80114664, "from_node_name": "HRF (e50c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)", "snr": -11.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2786514278, 4134519436, 2896867492, 2794856400, 629270384, 4134575100, 181003532, 80114664 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "Inside (DEAD)", "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "HRF (e50c)", "Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)" ], "snr_values": [ 2.0, -4.75, 7.5, -10.75, -10.5, -2.5, -11.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2786514278, "to_node_id": 4134519436, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "to_node_name": "Inside (DEAD)", "snr": 2.0, "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": 4134519436, "to_node_id": 2896867492, "from_node_name": "Inside (DEAD)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "snr": -4.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2896867492, "to_node_id": 2794856400, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "to_node_name": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "snr": 7.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2794856400, "to_node_id": 629270384, "from_node_name": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "to_node_name": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26447.805538105822, "from_location_timestamp": 1776371495.705258, "to_location_timestamp": 1776357560.2526076, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 629270384, "to_node_id": 4134575100, "from_node_name": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "to_node_name": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4723.073632228778, "from_location_timestamp": 1776357560.2526076, "to_location_timestamp": 1776376892.561352, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h later" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 4134575100, "to_node_id": 181003532, "from_node_name": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "to_node_name": "HRF (e50c)", "snr": -2.5, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 181003532, "to_node_id": 80114664, "from_node_name": "HRF (e50c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)", "snr": -11.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic d566 (S566) → Inside (DEAD) → Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4) → Stalk UAO (STLK) → MSG 🦀 (MSG) → 9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc) → HRF (e50c) → Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic d566 (S566) → Inside (DEAD) → Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4) → Stalk UAO (STLK) → MSG 🦀 (MSG) → 9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc) → HRF (e50c) → Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2786514278, "to_node_id": 4134519436, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic d566 (S566)", "to_node_name": "Inside (DEAD)", "snr": 2.0, "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": 4134519436, "to_node_id": 2896867492, "from_node_name": "Inside (DEAD)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "snr": -4.75, "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" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 2896867492, "to_node_id": 2794856400, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "to_node_name": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "snr": 7.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 2794856400, "to_node_id": 629270384, "from_node_name": "Stalk UAO (STLK)", "to_node_name": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "snr": -10.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 26447.805538105822, "from_location_timestamp": 1776371495.705258, "to_location_timestamp": 1776357560.2526076, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 629270384, "to_node_id": 4134575100, "from_node_name": "MSG 🦀 (MSG)", "to_node_name": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4723.073632228778, "from_location_timestamp": 1776357560.2526076, "to_location_timestamp": 1776376892.561352, "from_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.4h later" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 4134575100, "to_node_id": 181003532, "from_node_name": "9bfc 💡 (svao) (9bfc)", "to_node_name": "HRF (e50c)", "snr": -2.5, "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": 7, "from_node_id": 181003532, "to_node_id": 80114664, "from_node_name": "HRF (e50c)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 73e8 (ZAO) (73e8)", "snr": -11.5, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 31170.8791703346, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2786514278, "to": 1770323512, "id": 637703909, "rx_time": 1776371857, "rx_snr": 8.25, "rx_rssi": -96, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "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": "0a1c8cc26ff6a4b0aaacd01f96a670e78125fc9b70f60ce5c90ae873c604123408edffffffffffffffff011ed5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4134519436, 2896867492, 2794856400, 629270384, 4134575100, 181003532, 80114664 ], "snr_towards": [ 8, -19, 30, -43, -42, -10, -46 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (84 bytes)
0a1c8cc26ff6a4b0aaacd01f96a670e78125fc9b70f60ce5c90ae873c604123408edffffffffffffffff011ed5ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01f6ffffffffffffffff01d2ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:84 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
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-96.0 dBm 8.25 dB 7 MediumFast 2026-04-16 23:37:38 Current
Meshtastic a780 (R2D2) -9.048s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 6.00 dB 1 MediumFast 2026-04-16 23:37:29 View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways