Packet #17274329 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Barton_4 (Brt4) to Meshtastic 5880 (5880)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
47
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17274329
Mesh Packet ID: 0x6d69c636
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-13 20:13:43 UTC
From Node: Barton_4 (Brt4)
To Node: Meshtastic 5880 (5880)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Medved GW8 (MED8)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: 6.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 47 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: SVAO Repa (d698) (d698) → Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Forward complete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 12.0 dB -12.75 dB 3.25 dB
Return Path: Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) → Medved GW8 (MED8)
SNR Back: -9.25 dB 6.5 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 5880 (5880) SVAO Repa (d698) (d698) Unknown 12.0 dB Origin Hops
2 SVAO Repa (d698) (d698) Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) Unknown -12.75 dB Relay Hops
3 Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) Barton_4 (Brt4) 6.76 km 3.25 dB Destination Hops
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Barton_4 (Brt4) Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) 6.76 km -9.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) Medved GW8 (MED8) 4.34 km 6.5 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
6.76 km
Total Return Distance
11.10 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:47 bytes
Gateway:!fa68e0c0
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 4
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 (1 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 (47 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4134493312
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1858951296
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 47 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778692419
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 136
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778692423.4299927
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !fa68e0c0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: 6.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:47 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 67425944, 4188881032 ], "snr_towards": [ 12.0, -12.75, 3.25 ], "route_back": [ 4188881032, 4201177280 ], "snr_back": [ -9.25, 6.5 ], "route_node_names": { "4134493312": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "1858951296": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "4201177280": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "4188881032": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "67425944": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 17274329, "timestamp": 1778692423.4299927, "from_node_id": 4134493312, "to_node_id": 1858951296, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!fa68e0c0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1835648566, "rssi": -98, "snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 47, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0898d604048840adf9120c30cdffffffffffffffff010d1a088840adf9c0e068fa220bdbffffffffffffffff011a", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1778692419, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-13 20:13:43", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "gateway_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4201177280, "latitude": 55.891, "longitude": 37.668, "altitude": 190, "timestamp": 1778349598.8898604, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-09 20:59:58", "display_name": "Medved GW8", "long_name": "Medved GW8", "short_name": "MED8", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 17274329, "from_node_id": 4134493312, "to_node_id": 1858951296, "timestamp": 1778692423.4299927, "gateway_id": "!fa68e0c0", "raw_payload": "0a0898d604048840adf9120c30cdffffffffffffffff010d1a088840adf9c0e068fa220bdbffffffffffffffff011a", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 67425944, 4188881032 ], "snr_towards": [ 12.0, -12.75, 3.25 ], "route_back": [ 4188881032, 4201177280 ], "snr_back": [ -9.25, 6.5 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1858951296, 67425944, 4188881032, 4134493312 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "Barton_4 (Brt4)" ], "snr_values": [ 12.0, -12.75, 3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1858951296, "to_node_id": 67425944, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "to_node_name": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "snr": 12.0, "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": 67425944, "to_node_id": 4188881032, "from_node_name": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "to_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "snr": -12.75, "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": 4188881032, "to_node_id": 4134493312, "from_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "to_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6758.745270144083, "from_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "to_location_timestamp": 1778672163.1882694, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 3 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 4134493312, 4188881032, 4201177280 ], "node_names": [ "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "Medved GW8 (MED8)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, 6.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4134493312, "to_node_id": 4188881032, "from_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "to_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6758.745270144083, "from_location_timestamp": 1778672163.1882694, "to_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4188881032, "to_node_id": 4201177280, "from_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "to_node_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "snr": 6.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4342.890371390895, "from_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "to_location_timestamp": 1778349598.8898604, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1858951296, 67425944, 4188881032, 4134493312, 4201177280 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "Medved GW8 (MED8)" ], "snr_values": [ 12.0, -12.75, 3.25, -9.25, 6.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1858951296, "to_node_id": 67425944, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "to_node_name": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "snr": 12.0, "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": 67425944, "to_node_id": 4188881032, "from_node_name": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "to_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "snr": -12.75, "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": 4188881032, "to_node_id": 4134493312, "from_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "to_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6758.745270144083, "from_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "to_location_timestamp": 1778672163.1882694, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4134493312, "to_node_id": 4188881032, "from_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "to_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6758.745270144083, "from_location_timestamp": 1778672163.1882694, "to_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 4188881032, "to_node_id": 4201177280, "from_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "to_node_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "snr": 6.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4342.890371390895, "from_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "to_location_timestamp": 1778349598.8898604, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0d ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": true, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880) → SVAO Repa (d698) (d698) → Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) → Barton_4 (Brt4)", "return_path_display": "Barton_4 (Brt4) → Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) → Medved GW8 (MED8)", "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880) → SVAO Repa (d698) (d698) → Perlovskiy_vibe (4088) → Barton_4 (Brt4) → Medved GW8 (MED8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1858951296, "to_node_id": 67425944, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 5880 (5880)", "to_node_name": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "snr": 12.0, "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": 67425944, "to_node_id": 4188881032, "from_node_name": "SVAO Repa (d698) (d698)", "to_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "snr": -12.75, "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": 4188881032, "to_node_id": 4134493312, "from_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "to_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6758.745270144083, "from_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "to_location_timestamp": 1778672163.1882694, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 4134493312, "to_node_id": 4188881032, "from_node_name": "Barton_4 (Brt4)", "to_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 6758.745270144083, "from_location_timestamp": 1778672163.1882694, "to_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 4188881032, "to_node_id": 4201177280, "from_node_name": "Perlovskiy_vibe (4088)", "to_node_name": "Medved GW8 (MED8)", "snr": 6.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4342.890371390895, "from_location_timestamp": 1778691146.6778166, "to_location_timestamp": 1778349598.8898604, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0d ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 6758.745270144083, "total_return_distance": 11101.635641534978 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!fa68e0c0", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4134493312, "to": 1858951296, "id": 1835648566, "rx_time": 1778692419, "rx_snr": 6.5, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 136, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0898d604048840adf9120c30cdffffffffffffffff010d1a088840adf9c0e068fa220bdbffffffffffffffff011a", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 67425944, 4188881032 ], "snr_towards": [ 48, -51, 13 ], "route_back": [ 4188881032, 4201177280 ], "snr_back": [ -37, 26 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (47 bytes)
0a0898d604048840adf9120c30cdffffffffffffffff010d1a088840adf9c0e068fa220bdbffffffffffffffff011a
Hex Analysis:
Size:47 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 		-98.0 dBm 6.50 dB 1 MediumFast 2026-05-13 20:13:43 Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways