Packet #5167068 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0) to tikho-k35 (t1h0)

12
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
65
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5167068
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8f4a19dd
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-08 22:29:14 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)
To Node: tikho-k35 (t1h0)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Butyrskaya 868 (But8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -112 dBm
SNR: -8.5 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Alserton8S (29b8) → Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7) → Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8) → 3_vokzala_North (3vkN) → GRFN_base (2f28)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: 6.5 dB -19.5 dB -13.0 dB -17.25 dB -14.25 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0) Alserton8S (29b8) 281 m 6.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Alserton8S (29b8) Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7) Unknown -19.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7) Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8) Unknown -13.0 dB Relay Hops
4 Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8) 3_vokzala_North (3vkN) 27.27 km -17.25 dB Relay Hops
5 3_vokzala_North (3vkN) GRFN_base (2f28) 4.17 km -14.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
31.73 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:65 bytes
Gateway:!bba833f4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:5 / 7
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 !bba833f4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (65 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1658393840
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2794857716
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 65 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -112.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1740621273
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 40
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1767900554.1232662
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: !bba833f4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -112.0 dBm
SNR: -8.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:65 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 305080760, 1648660935, 3284883077, 1770172424, 1771843368 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.5, -19.5, -13.0, -17.25, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3284883077": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "1648660935": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "1770172424": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "1771843368": "GRFN_base (2f28)", "1658393840": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "2794857716": "tikho-k35 (t1h0)", "305080760": "Alserton8S (29b8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5167068, "timestamp": 1767900554.1232662, "from_node_id": 1658393840, "to_node_id": 2794857716, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2403998173, "rssi": -112, "snr": -8.5, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 65, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14b8292f12c79144628556cbc308b08269282f9c6912291ab2ffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1740621273, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 40, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-08 22:29:14", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "to_node_name": "tikho-k35 (t1h0)", "gateway_name": "Butyrskaya 868 (But8)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5167068, "from_node_id": 1658393840, "to_node_id": 2794857716, "timestamp": 1767900554.1232662, "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "raw_payload": "0a14b8292f12c79144628556cbc308b08269282f9c6912291ab2ffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "to_node_name": "!a69624f4", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 305080760, 1648660935, 3284883077, 1770172424, 1771843368 ], "snr_towards": [ 6.5, -19.5, -13.0, -17.25, -14.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 1658393840, 305080760, 1648660935, 3284883077, 1770172424, 1771843368 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "Alserton8S (29b8)", "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "GRFN_base (2f28)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.5, -19.5, -13.0, -17.25, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1658393840, "to_node_id": 305080760, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "to_node_name": "Alserton8S (29b8)", "snr": 6.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 280.9382883422667, "from_location_timestamp": 1768225962.177509, "to_location_timestamp": 1767869688.8820777, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.8d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 305080760, "to_node_id": 1648660935, "from_node_name": "Alserton8S (29b8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1648660935, "to_node_id": 3284883077, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "to_node_name": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "snr": -13.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3284883077, "to_node_id": 1770172424, "from_node_name": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "to_node_name": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 27274.91587581567, "from_location_timestamp": 1767874141.186471, "to_location_timestamp": 1767878928.7556424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1770172424, "to_node_id": 1771843368, "from_node_name": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "to_node_name": "GRFN_base (2f28)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4171.674694942918, "from_location_timestamp": 1767878928.7556424, "to_location_timestamp": 1767875181.6657724, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 1658393840, 305080760, 1648660935, 3284883077, 1770172424, 1771843368 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "Alserton8S (29b8)", "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "GRFN_base (2f28)" ], "snr_values": [ 6.5, -19.5, -13.0, -17.25, -14.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1658393840, "to_node_id": 305080760, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "to_node_name": "Alserton8S (29b8)", "snr": 6.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 280.9382883422667, "from_location_timestamp": 1768225962.177509, "to_location_timestamp": 1767869688.8820777, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.8d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 305080760, "to_node_id": 1648660935, "from_node_name": "Alserton8S (29b8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1648660935, "to_node_id": 3284883077, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "to_node_name": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "snr": -13.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3284883077, "to_node_id": 1770172424, "from_node_name": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "to_node_name": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 27274.91587581567, "from_location_timestamp": 1767874141.186471, "to_location_timestamp": 1767878928.7556424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1770172424, "to_node_id": 1771843368, "from_node_name": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "to_node_name": "GRFN_base (2f28)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4171.674694942918, "from_location_timestamp": 1767878928.7556424, "to_location_timestamp": 1767875181.6657724, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0) → Alserton8S (29b8) → Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7) → Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8) → 3_vokzala_North (3vkN) → GRFN_base (2f28)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0) → Alserton8S (29b8) → Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7) → Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8) → 3_vokzala_North (3vkN) → GRFN_base (2f28)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1658393840, "to_node_id": 305080760, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 14f0 (14f0)", "to_node_name": "Alserton8S (29b8)", "snr": 6.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 280.9382883422667, "from_location_timestamp": 1768225962.177509, "to_location_timestamp": 1767869688.8820777, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.8d later", "to_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 305080760, "to_node_id": 1648660935, "from_node_name": "Alserton8S (29b8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "snr": -19.5, "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": 3, "from_node_id": 1648660935, "to_node_id": 3284883077, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 91c7 (91c7)", "to_node_name": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "snr": -13.0, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 3284883077, "to_node_id": 1770172424, "from_node_name": "Sholkovo GW8 1W (SHO8)", "to_node_name": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 27274.91587581567, "from_location_timestamp": 1767874141.186471, "to_location_timestamp": 1767878928.7556424, "from_location_age_warning": "from 7.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 1770172424, "to_node_id": 1771843368, "from_node_name": "3_vokzala_North (3vkN)", "to_node_name": "GRFN_base (2f28)", "snr": -14.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 4171.674694942918, "from_location_timestamp": 1767878928.7556424, "to_location_timestamp": 1767875181.6657724, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 31727.528859100854, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1658393840, "to": 2794857716, "id": 2403998173, "rx_time": 1740621273, "rx_snr": -8.5, "rx_rssi": -112, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 40, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14b8292f12c79144628556cbc308b08269282f9c6912291ab2ffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 305080760, 1648660935, 3284883077, 1770172424, 1771843368 ], "snr_towards": [ 26, -78, -52, -69, -57 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (65 bytes)
0a14b8292f12c79144628556cbc308b08269282f9c6912291ab2ffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01bbffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:65 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
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-112.0 dBm -8.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:14 Current
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -13.291s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -3.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:00 View
Korolyok h0use (K8k*) -13.045s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -5.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:01 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +6.973s
After 		-115.0 dBm -10.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:21 View
Fostral (FSTR) +7.094s
After 		-86.0 dBm -19.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:21 View
hmbm (f55c) +7.157s
After 		-105.0 dBm -4.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:21 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) +8.226s
After 		-102.0 dBm -17.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:22 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +15.861s
After 		-92.0 dBm -5.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:29 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +16.119s
After 		-113.0 dBm -10.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:30 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +17.105s
After 		-62.0 dBm 5.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:31 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +18.853s
After 		-120.0 dBm -13.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:32 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +20.802s
After 		-113.0 dBm -3.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-08 22:29:34 View
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Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways