Packet #16152561 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from DJ_chief (chef) to Meshtastic 41c8 (41c8)

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
51
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 16152561
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4dc56843
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-22 09:57:24 UTC
From Node: DJ_chief (chef)
To Node: Meshtastic 41c8 (41c8)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -102 dBm
SNR: -2.0 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 51 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: !ffffffff → Druid II (Dru2) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) → Fostral (FSTR)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -32.0 dB -5.75 dB -14.25 dB 10.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 DJ_chief (chef) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Origin Hops
2 !ffffffff Druid II (Dru2) Unknown -5.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Druid II (Dru2) BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) Unknown -14.25 dB Relay Hops
4 BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) Fostral (FSTR) Unknown 10.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
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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:!9eeb22ac
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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 (4 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9eeb22ac
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (51 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3671556802
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3148431816
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 51 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -102.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -2.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1776841044
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 64
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1776841044.9132364
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ 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: !9eeb22ac
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -102.0 dBm
SNR: -2.00 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": [ 4294967295, 2661096108, 319413124, 319411776 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -5.75, -14.25, 10.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "319411776": "Fostral (FSTR)", "3671556802": "DJ_chief (chef)", "319413124": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "3148431816": "Meshtastic 41c8 (41c8)", "2661096108": "Druid II (Dru2)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 16152561, "timestamp": 1776841044.9132364, "from_node_id": 3671556802, "to_node_id": 3148431816, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9eeb22ac", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1304782915, "rssi": -102, "snr": -2.0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 51, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a10ffffffffac1a9d9e84db091340d60913121f80ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0128", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1776841044, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 64, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-22 09:57:24", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "DJ_chief (chef)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 41c8 (41c8)", "gateway_name": "Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 2666209964, "latitude": 55.6277, "longitude": 37.6425, "altitude": 200, "timestamp": 1776877132.785253, "timestamp_str": "2026-04-22 19:58:52", "display_name": "Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868", "long_name": "Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868", "short_name": "KBV8", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 16152561, "from_node_id": 3671556802, "to_node_id": 3148431816, "timestamp": 1776841044.9132364, "gateway_id": "!9eeb22ac", "raw_payload": "0a10ffffffffac1a9d9e84db091340d60913121f80ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0128", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "DJ_chief (chef)", "to_node_name": "!bba941c8", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 4294967295, 2661096108, 319413124, 319411776 ], "snr_towards": [ -32.0, -5.75, -14.25, 10.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3671556802, 4294967295, 2661096108, 319413124, 319411776 ], "node_names": [ "DJ_chief (chef)", "!ffffffff", "Druid II (Dru2)", "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "Fostral (FSTR)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -5.75, -14.25, 10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3671556802, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "DJ_chief (chef)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2661096108, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Druid II (Dru2)", "snr": -5.75, "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": 2661096108, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "Druid II (Dru2)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 319413124, "to_node_id": 319411776, "from_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "to_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "snr": 10.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3671556802, 4294967295, 2661096108, 319413124, 319411776 ], "node_names": [ "DJ_chief (chef)", "!ffffffff", "Druid II (Dru2)", "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "Fostral (FSTR)" ], "snr_values": [ -32.0, -5.75, -14.25, 10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3671556802, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "DJ_chief (chef)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2661096108, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Druid II (Dru2)", "snr": -5.75, "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": 2661096108, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "Druid II (Dru2)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 319413124, "to_node_id": 319411776, "from_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "to_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "snr": 10.0, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "DJ_chief (chef) → !ffffffff → Druid II (Dru2) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) → Fostral (FSTR)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "DJ_chief (chef) → !ffffffff → Druid II (Dru2) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) → Fostral (FSTR)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3671556802, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "DJ_chief (chef)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "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": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 2661096108, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "Druid II (Dru2)", "snr": -5.75, "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": 2661096108, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "Druid II (Dru2)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 319413124, "to_node_id": 319411776, "from_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "to_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "snr": 10.0, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 0, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9eeb22ac", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3671556802, "to": 3148431816, "id": 1304782915, "rx_time": 1776841044, "rx_snr": -2.0, "rx_rssi": -102, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 64, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a10ffffffffac1a9d9e84db091340d60913121f80ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0128", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 4294967295, 2661096108, 319413124, 319411776 ], "snr_towards": [ -128, -23, -57, 40 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (51 bytes)
0a10ffffffffac1a9d9e84db091340d60913121f80ffffffffffffffff01e9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff0128
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
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Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-102.0 dBm -2.00 dB 4 MediumFast 2026-04-22 09:57:24 Current
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +0.461s
After 		-98.0 dBm -6.50 dB 5 MediumFast 2026-04-22 09:57:25 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +1.556s
After 		-116.0 dBm -3.75 dB 6 MediumFast 2026-04-22 09:57:26 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +2.825s
After 		-39.0 dBm 10.75 dB 6 MediumFast 2026-04-22 09:57:27 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +67.672s
After 		-102.0 dBm 4.75 dB 5 MediumFast 2026-04-22 09:58:32 View
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Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways