Packet #15937215 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Radio Sigil (rsig) to Stationary Node 2 (STN2)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
79
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 15937215
Mesh Packet ID: 0x3629ca11
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-18 08:26:18 UTC
From Node: Radio Sigil (rsig)
To Node: Stationary Node 2 (STN2)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Medved GW8 (MED8)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -116 dBm
SNR: -14.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 79 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Polon-VSHV (VSHV) → Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4) → Meshtastic 6258 (6258) → Vitasik 0904 (0904) → Powerful node (MF) (nokn) → Medved GW8 (MED8)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -7.25 dB 0.25 dB -12.25 dB -13.5 dB -8.5 dB -14.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Radio Sigil (rsig) Polon-VSHV (VSHV) 2.30 km -7.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Polon-VSHV (VSHV) Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4) 1227.68 km 0.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4) Meshtastic 6258 (6258) Unknown -12.25 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic 6258 (6258) Vitasik 0904 (0904) Unknown -13.5 dB Relay Hops
5 Vitasik 0904 (0904) Powerful node (MF) (nokn) Unknown -8.5 dB Relay Hops
6 Powerful node (MF) (nokn) Medved GW8 (MED8) 2.87 km -14.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
1232.84 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:79 bytes
Gateway:!fa68e0c0
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
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 (5 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !fa68e0c0
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (79 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4134205804
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1236656792
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 79 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -116.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -14.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1776243073
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 56
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1776489978.9778712
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !fa68e0c0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -116.0 dBm
SNR: -14.25 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": [ 1771868120, 1770363536, 3662963288, 3148679428, 1236642616, 4201177280 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.25, 0.25, -12.25, -13.5, -8.5, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "4201177280": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "3148679428": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "3662963288": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "4134205804": "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "1236656792": "Stationary Node 2 (STN2)", "1770363536": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "1236642616": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "1771868120": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 15937215, "timestamp": 1776489978.9778712, "from_node_id": 4134205804, "to_node_id": 1236656792, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!fa68e0c0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 908708369, "rssi": -116, "snr": -14.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 79, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a18d88f9c69909a8569586254da0409adbb38abb549c0e068fa1233e3ffffffffffffffff0101cfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1776243073, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-18 08:26:18", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "to_node_name": "Stationary Node 2 (STN2)", "gateway_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4201177280, "latitude": 55.891, "longitude": 37.668, "altitude": 190, "timestamp": 1776498486.9805741, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-18 10:48:06", "display_name": "Medved GW8", "long_name": "Medved GW8", "short_name": "MED8", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 15937215, "from_node_id": 4134205804, "to_node_id": 1236656792, "timestamp": 1776489978.9778712, "gateway_id": "!fa68e0c0", "raw_payload": "0a18d88f9c69909a8569586254da0409adbb38abb549c0e068fa1233e3ffffffffffffffff0101cfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "to_node_name": "!49b5e298", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1771868120, 1770363536, 3662963288, 3148679428, 1236642616, 4201177280 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.25, 0.25, -12.25, -13.5, -8.5, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 4134205804, 1771868120, 1770363536, 3662963288, 3148679428, 1236642616, 4201177280 ], "node_names": [ "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "Medved GW8 (MED8)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25, 0.25, -12.25, -13.5, -8.5, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4134205804, "to_node_id": 1771868120, "from_node_name": "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "to_node_name": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2298.6200926216516, "from_location_timestamp": 1775965618.2710097, "to_location_timestamp": 1776486657.812592, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771868120, "to_node_id": 1770363536, "from_node_name": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "to_node_name": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1227675.8053810531, "from_location_timestamp": 1776486657.812592, "to_location_timestamp": 1776470403.4890776, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1770363536, "to_node_id": 3662963288, "from_node_name": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "snr": -12.25, "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": 3662963288, "to_node_id": 3148679428, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "to_node_name": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "snr": -13.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3148679428, "to_node_id": 1236642616, "from_node_name": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "to_node_name": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "snr": -8.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 1236642616, "to_node_id": 4201177280, "from_node_name": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "to_node_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.047818002538, "from_location_timestamp": 1776443052.5369298, "to_location_timestamp": 1776439730.1809437, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 4134205804, 1771868120, 1770363536, 3662963288, 3148679428, 1236642616, 4201177280 ], "node_names": [ "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "Medved GW8 (MED8)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.25, 0.25, -12.25, -13.5, -8.5, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4134205804, "to_node_id": 1771868120, "from_node_name": "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "to_node_name": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2298.6200926216516, "from_location_timestamp": 1775965618.2710097, "to_location_timestamp": 1776486657.812592, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771868120, "to_node_id": 1770363536, "from_node_name": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "to_node_name": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1227675.8053810531, "from_location_timestamp": 1776486657.812592, "to_location_timestamp": 1776470403.4890776, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1770363536, "to_node_id": 3662963288, "from_node_name": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "snr": -12.25, "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": 3662963288, "to_node_id": 3148679428, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "to_node_name": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "snr": -13.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3148679428, "to_node_id": 1236642616, "from_node_name": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "to_node_name": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "snr": -8.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 1236642616, "to_node_id": 4201177280, "from_node_name": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "to_node_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.047818002538, "from_location_timestamp": 1776443052.5369298, "to_location_timestamp": 1776439730.1809437, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Radio Sigil (rsig) → Polon-VSHV (VSHV) → Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4) → Meshtastic 6258 (6258) → Vitasik 0904 (0904) → Powerful node (MF) (nokn) → Medved GW8 (MED8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Radio Sigil (rsig) → Polon-VSHV (VSHV) → Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4) → Meshtastic 6258 (6258) → Vitasik 0904 (0904) → Powerful node (MF) (nokn) → Medved GW8 (MED8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4134205804, "to_node_id": 1771868120, "from_node_name": "Radio Sigil (rsig)", "to_node_name": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "snr": -7.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2298.6200926216516, "from_location_timestamp": 1775965618.2710097, "to_location_timestamp": 1776486657.812592, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.1d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771868120, "to_node_id": 1770363536, "from_node_name": "Polon-VSHV (VSHV)", "to_node_name": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "snr": 0.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1227675.8053810531, "from_location_timestamp": 1776486657.812592, "to_location_timestamp": 1776470403.4890776, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1770363536, "to_node_id": 3662963288, "from_node_name": "Malomoskovskaya HeltecV4 (MLH4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "snr": -12.25, "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": 3662963288, "to_node_id": 3148679428, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 6258 (6258)", "to_node_name": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "snr": -13.5, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 3148679428, "to_node_id": 1236642616, "from_node_name": "Vitasik 0904 (0904)", "to_node_name": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "snr": -8.5, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 1236642616, "to_node_id": 4201177280, "from_node_name": "Powerful node (MF) (nokn)", "to_node_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2867.047818002538, "from_location_timestamp": 1776443052.5369298, "to_location_timestamp": 1776439730.1809437, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 1232841.4732916774, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!fa68e0c0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4134205804, "to": 1236656792, "id": 908708369, "rx_time": 1776243073, "rx_snr": -14.25, "rx_rssi": -116, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 56, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a18d88f9c69909a8569586254da0409adbb38abb549c0e068fa1233e3ffffffffffffffff0101cfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1771868120, 1770363536, 3662963288, 3148679428, 1236642616, 4201177280 ], "snr_towards": [ -29, 1, -49, -54, -34, -57 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (79 bytes)
0a18d88f9c69909a8569586254da0409adbb38abb549c0e068fa1233e3ffffffffffffffff0101cfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01deffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01
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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Medved GW8 (MED8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-116.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 MediumFast 2026-04-18 08:26:18 Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways