Packet #15955566 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from ZanderN (z&er) to Meshtastic 4fde (4fde)

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 15955566
Mesh Packet ID: 0x33b5350f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-18 15:37:50 UTC
From Node: ZanderN (z&er)
To Node: Meshtastic 4fde (4fde)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: 1.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: LNet NodeP (LNP) → Repeater-1441 (1441) → SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) → SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -7.5 dB -17.0 dB -19.75 dB 1.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 ZanderN (z&er) LNet NodeP (LNP) Unknown -7.5 dB Origin Hops
2 LNet NodeP (LNP) Repeater-1441 (1441) Unknown -17.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Repeater-1441 (1441) SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) Unknown -19.75 dB Relay Hops
4 SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) 10 m 1.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
10 m
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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:51 bytes
Gateway:!efffff02
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 5
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 !efffff02
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 49133796
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3309719518
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr 1.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1776515869
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 1
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1776515870.11183
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !efffff02
Signal Metrics: SNR: 1.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1771867916, 1400910114, 4026531585, 4026531586 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.5, -17.0, -19.75, 1.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "4026531585": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "1400910114": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "4026531586": "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "49133796": "ZanderN (z&er)", "1771867916": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "3309719518": "Meshtastic 4fde (4fde)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 15955566, "timestamp": 1776515870.11183, "from_node_id": 49133796, "to_node_id": 3309719518, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!efffff02", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 867513615, "rssi": 0, "snr": 1.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a100c8f9c692231805301ffffef02ffffef121fe2ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff0104", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1776515869, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 1, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-18 15:37:50", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "ZanderN (z&er)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4fde (4fde)", "gateway_name": "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4026531586, "latitude": 55.78155, "longitude": 37.48584, "altitude": 18, "timestamp": 1776490088.7450128, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-18 08:28:08", "display_name": "SYSXX YGW8", "long_name": "SYSXX YGW8", "short_name": "SXY8", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 15955566, "from_node_id": 49133796, "to_node_id": 3309719518, "timestamp": 1776515870.11183, "gateway_id": "!efffff02", "raw_payload": "0a100c8f9c692231805301ffffef02ffffef121fe2ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff0104", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "from_node_name": "ZanderN (z&er)", "to_node_name": "!c5464fde", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1771867916, 1400910114, 4026531585, 4026531586 ], "snr_towards": [ -7.5, -17.0, -19.75, 1.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 49133796, 1771867916, 1400910114, 4026531585, 4026531586 ], "node_names": [ "ZanderN (z&er)", "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.5, -17.0, -19.75, 1.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 49133796, "to_node_id": 1771867916, "from_node_name": "ZanderN (z&er)", "to_node_name": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1771867916, "to_node_id": 1400910114, "from_node_name": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "to_node_name": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "snr": -17.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1400910114, "to_node_id": 4026531585, "from_node_name": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "snr": -19.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4026531585, "to_node_id": 4026531586, "from_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9.639606003949325, "from_location_timestamp": 1776497179.8760407, "to_location_timestamp": 1776490088.7450128, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 49133796, 1771867916, 1400910114, 4026531585, 4026531586 ], "node_names": [ "ZanderN (z&er)", "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)" ], "snr_values": [ -7.5, -17.0, -19.75, 1.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 49133796, "to_node_id": 1771867916, "from_node_name": "ZanderN (z&er)", "to_node_name": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1771867916, "to_node_id": 1400910114, "from_node_name": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "to_node_name": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "snr": -17.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1400910114, "to_node_id": 4026531585, "from_node_name": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "snr": -19.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4026531585, "to_node_id": 4026531586, "from_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9.639606003949325, "from_location_timestamp": 1776497179.8760407, "to_location_timestamp": 1776490088.7450128, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.2h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "ZanderN (z&er) → LNet NodeP (LNP) → Repeater-1441 (1441) → SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) → SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "ZanderN (z&er) → LNet NodeP (LNP) → Repeater-1441 (1441) → SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) → SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 49133796, "to_node_id": 1771867916, "from_node_name": "ZanderN (z&er)", "to_node_name": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "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": 2, "from_node_id": 1771867916, "to_node_id": 1400910114, "from_node_name": "LNet NodeP (LNP)", "to_node_name": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "snr": -17.0, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1400910114, "to_node_id": 4026531585, "from_node_name": "Repeater-1441 (1441)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "snr": -19.75, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 4026531585, "to_node_id": 4026531586, "from_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)", "snr": 1.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 9.639606003949325, "from_location_timestamp": 1776497179.8760407, "to_location_timestamp": 1776490088.7450128, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.2h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 9.639606003949325, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!efffff02", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 49133796, "to": 3309719518, "id": 867513615, "rx_time": 1776515869, "rx_snr": 1.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 1, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a100c8f9c692231805301ffffef02ffffef121fe2ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff0104", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1771867916, 1400910114, 4026531585, 4026531586 ], "snr_towards": [ -30, -68, -79, 4 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a100c8f9c692231805301ffffef02ffffef121fe2ffffffffffffffff01bcffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff0104
Hex Analysis:
Size:51 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
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown 1.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:37:50 Current
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) -1.288s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -19.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:37:48 View
Cyb (17e8) -0.449s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -5.00 dB 2 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:37:49 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +0.021s
After 		-52.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:37:50 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +4.759s
After 		-103.0 dBm -3.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:37:54 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) +85.908s
After 		-120.0 dBm -1.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:39:16 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) +86.024s
After 		Unknown Unknown 5 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:39:16 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +86.036s
After 		Unknown Unknown 5 LongFast 2026-04-18 15:39:16 View
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Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways