Packet #5636454 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic cb95 (cb95) to Meshtastic 4774 (4774)

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
56
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5636454
Mesh Packet ID: 0xff1460ef
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-12 14:26:25 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)
To Node: Meshtastic 4774 (4774)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: VEGA 6d78 (VEGA)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -91 dBm
SNR: -14.0 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: mitry4 (jr) (mi34) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) → Fostral (FSTR) → Meshtastic rain27 (r27n) → Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)
Hop Count: 4 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -18.5 dB -16.75 dB 5.5 dB -10.5 dB 3.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic cb95 (cb95) mitry4 (jr) (mi34) Unknown -18.5 dB Origin Hops
2 mitry4 (jr) (mi34) BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) Unknown -16.75 dB Relay Hops
3 BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) Fostral (FSTR) Unknown 5.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Fostral (FSTR) Meshtastic rain27 (r27n) 10.24 km -10.5 dB Relay Hops
5 Meshtastic rain27 (r27n) Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4) Unknown 3.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
10.24 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:56 bytes
Gateway:!04c66d78
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 !04c66d78
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (56 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3046034325
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3798288244
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 56 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 -91.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -14.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768217185
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 164
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768217185.9438045
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !04c66d78
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -91.0 dBm
SNR: -14.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:56 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3234014272, 319413124, 319411776, 3148680876, 2896867492 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.5, -16.75, 5.5, -10.5, 3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3234014272": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "319411776": "Fostral (FSTR)", "319413124": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "2896867492": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "3148680876": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "3798288244": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "3046034325": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5636454, "timestamp": 1768217185.9438045, "from_node_id": 3046034325, "to_node_id": 3798288244, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!04c66d78", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4279525615, "rssi": -91, "snr": -14.0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 56, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a144024c3c084db091340d60913ac0eadbba4b0aaac1220b6ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff0116d6ffffffffffffffff010e", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768217185, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-12 14:26:25", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "gateway_name": "VEGA 6d78 (VEGA)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 80113016, "latitude": 55.6220416, "longitude": 37.7470976, "altitude": 155, "timestamp": 1768489632.8058894, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-15 18:07:12", "display_name": "VEGA 6d78", "long_name": "VEGA 6d78", "short_name": "VEGA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5636454, "from_node_id": 3046034325, "to_node_id": 3798288244, "timestamp": 1768217185.9438045, "gateway_id": "!04c66d78", "raw_payload": "0a144024c3c084db091340d60913ac0eadbba4b0aaac1220b6ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff0116d6ffffffffffffffff010e", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "to_node_name": "!e2654774", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3234014272, 319413124, 319411776, 3148680876, 2896867492 ], "snr_towards": [ -18.5, -16.75, 5.5, -10.5, 3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3046034325, 3234014272, 319413124, 319411776, 3148680876, 2896867492 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "Fostral (FSTR)", "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)" ], "snr_values": [ -18.5, -16.75, 5.5, -10.5, 3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3046034325, "to_node_id": 3234014272, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "to_node_name": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 3234014272, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 319413124, "to_node_id": 319411776, "from_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "to_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "snr": 5.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 319411776, "to_node_id": 3148680876, "from_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10235.274993735015, "from_location_timestamp": 1768198891.6095912, "to_location_timestamp": 1768164008.7331672, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3148680876, "to_node_id": 2896867492, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "snr": 3.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3046034325, 3234014272, 319413124, 319411776, 3148680876, 2896867492 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "Fostral (FSTR)", "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)" ], "snr_values": [ -18.5, -16.75, 5.5, -10.5, 3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3046034325, "to_node_id": 3234014272, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "to_node_name": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 3234014272, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 319413124, "to_node_id": 319411776, "from_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "to_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "snr": 5.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 319411776, "to_node_id": 3148680876, "from_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10235.274993735015, "from_location_timestamp": 1768198891.6095912, "to_location_timestamp": 1768164008.7331672, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3148680876, "to_node_id": 2896867492, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "snr": 3.5, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95) → mitry4 (jr) (mi34) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) → Fostral (FSTR) → Meshtastic rain27 (r27n) → Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95) → mitry4 (jr) (mi34) → BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) → Fostral (FSTR) → Meshtastic rain27 (r27n) → Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3046034325, "to_node_id": 3234014272, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic cb95 (cb95)", "to_node_name": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "snr": -18.5, "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": 3234014272, "to_node_id": 319413124, "from_node_name": "mitry4 (jr) (mi34)", "to_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "snr": -16.75, "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": 319413124, "to_node_id": 319411776, "from_node_name": "BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)", "to_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "snr": 5.5, "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": 4, "from_node_id": 319411776, "to_node_id": 3148680876, "from_node_name": "Fostral (FSTR)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "snr": -10.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 10235.274993735015, "from_location_timestamp": 1768198891.6095912, "to_location_timestamp": 1768164008.7331672, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.1h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 14.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3148680876, "to_node_id": 2896867492, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic rain27 (r27n)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b0a4 (b0a4)", "snr": 3.5, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 10235.274993735015, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!04c66d78", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3046034325, "to": 3798288244, "id": 4279525615, "rx_time": 1768217185, "rx_snr": -14.0, "rx_rssi": -91, "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": 164, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a144024c3c084db091340d60913ac0eadbba4b0aaac1220b6ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff0116d6ffffffffffffffff010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3234014272, 319413124, 319411776, 3148680876, 2896867492 ], "snr_towards": [ -74, -67, 22, -42, 14 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (56 bytes)
0a144024c3c084db091340d60913ac0eadbba4b0aaac1220b6ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff0116d6ffffffffffffffff010e
Hex Analysis:
Size:56 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
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-91.0 dBm -14.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:25 Current
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -20.557s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -16.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:05 View
Fostral (FSTR) -11.977s
Before 		-43.0 dBm 5.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:13 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -11.938s
Before 		-102.0 dBm 2.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:14 View
hmbm (f55c) -8.880s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -5.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:17 View
patch866 (pth8) -7.447s
Before 		-69.0 dBm -2.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:18 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +4.623s
After 		-93.0 dBm 0.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:30 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +4.645s
After 		-126.0 dBm -16.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:30 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +6.588s
After 		-77.0 dBm 6.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:26:32 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +40.021s
After 		-54.0 dBm 4.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:27:05 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +132.827s
After 		-115.0 dBm -7.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 14:28:38 View
11

Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways