Packet #5667409 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from cymba_r8 (cym8) to AlexWolf-2 (Wlf2)

14
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
60
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5667409
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf559678e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-12 20:07:16 UTC
From Node: cymba_r8 (cym8)
To Node: AlexWolf-2 (Wlf2)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -10.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Zarathustra (zrts) → Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0) → Mammolog_base (MmLg) → SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -14.5 dB -10.5 dB -15.75 dB -10.0 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 cymba_r8 (cym8) Zarathustra (zrts) Unknown -14.5 dB Origin Hops
2 Zarathustra (zrts) Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0) Unknown -10.5 dB Relay Hops
3 Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0) Mammolog_base (MmLg) Unknown -15.75 dB Relay Hops
4 Mammolog_base (MmLg) SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) 3.59 km -10.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
3.59 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:60 bytes
Gateway:!efffff01
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 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 !efffff01
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (60 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 319412248
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2658491120
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 60 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -10.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768237636
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 224
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768237636.4080517
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: !efffff01
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -10.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 948096878, 2661096112, 1770304224, 4026531585 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.5, -10.5, -15.75, -10.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1770304224": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "4026531585": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "948096878": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "2661096112": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "2658491120": "AlexWolf-2 (Wlf2)", "319412248": "cymba_r8 (cym8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5667409, "timestamp": 1768237636.4080517, "from_node_id": 319412248, "to_node_id": 2658491120, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!efffff01", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 4116277134, "rssi": -119, "snr": -10.0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 60, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a106ecf8238b01a9d9ee0b2846901ffffef1228c6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768237636, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 224, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-12 20:07:16", "hop_count": 3, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "to_node_name": "AlexWolf-2 (Wlf2)", "gateway_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 4026531585, "latitude": 55.78153, "longitude": 37.48599, "altitude": 18, "timestamp": 1768498325.9221678, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-15 20:32:05", "display_name": "SYSXX BGW8", "long_name": "SYSXX BGW8", "short_name": "SXB8", "hw_model": "TLORA_T3_S3" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5667409, "from_node_id": 319412248, "to_node_id": 2658491120, "timestamp": 1768237636.4080517, "gateway_id": "!efffff01", "raw_payload": "0a106ecf8238b01a9d9ee0b2846901ffffef1228c6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "to_node_name": "!9e755af0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 948096878, 2661096112, 1770304224, 4026531585 ], "snr_towards": [ -14.5, -10.5, -15.75, -10.0 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 319412248, 948096878, 2661096112, 1770304224, 4026531585 ], "node_names": [ "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "Zarathustra (zrts)", "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.5, -10.5, -15.75, -10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 319412248, "to_node_id": 948096878, "from_node_name": "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "to_node_name": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "snr": -14.5, "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": 948096878, "to_node_id": 2661096112, "from_node_name": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "snr": -10.5, "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": 2661096112, "to_node_id": 1770304224, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "to_node_name": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "snr": -15.75, "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": 1770304224, "to_node_id": 4026531585, "from_node_name": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "snr": -10.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3592.9939408953296, "from_location_timestamp": 1768233909.6366754, "to_location_timestamp": 1768235563.51089, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 319412248, 948096878, 2661096112, 1770304224, 4026531585 ], "node_names": [ "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "Zarathustra (zrts)", "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)" ], "snr_values": [ -14.5, -10.5, -15.75, -10.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 319412248, "to_node_id": 948096878, "from_node_name": "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "to_node_name": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "snr": -14.5, "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": 948096878, "to_node_id": 2661096112, "from_node_name": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "snr": -10.5, "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": 2661096112, "to_node_id": 1770304224, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "to_node_name": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "snr": -15.75, "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": 1770304224, "to_node_id": 4026531585, "from_node_name": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "snr": -10.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3592.9939408953296, "from_location_timestamp": 1768233909.6366754, "to_location_timestamp": 1768235563.51089, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "cymba_r8 (cym8) → Zarathustra (zrts) → Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0) → Mammolog_base (MmLg) → SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "cymba_r8 (cym8) → Zarathustra (zrts) → Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0) → Mammolog_base (MmLg) → SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 319412248, "to_node_id": 948096878, "from_node_name": "cymba_r8 (cym8)", "to_node_name": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "snr": -14.5, "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": 948096878, "to_node_id": 2661096112, "from_node_name": "Zarathustra (zrts)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "snr": -10.5, "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": 2661096112, "to_node_id": 1770304224, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 1ab0 (1ab0)", "to_node_name": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "snr": -15.75, "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": 1770304224, "to_node_id": 4026531585, "from_node_name": "Mammolog_base (MmLg)", "to_node_name": "SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)", "snr": -10.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 3592.9939408953296, "from_location_timestamp": 1768233909.6366754, "to_location_timestamp": 1768235563.51089, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.0h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 3592.9939408953296, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!efffff01", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 319412248, "to": 2658491120, "id": 4116277134, "rx_time": 1768237636, "rx_snr": -10.0, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 224, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a106ecf8238b01a9d9ee0b2846901ffffef1228c6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 948096878, 2661096112, 1770304224, 4026531585 ], "snr_towards": [ -58, -42, -63, -40 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (60 bytes)
0a106ecf8238b01a9d9ee0b2846901ffffef1228c6ffffffffffffffff01d6ffffffffffffffff01c1ffffffffffffffff01d8ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:60 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 BGW8 (SXB8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-119.0 dBm -10.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:16 Current
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -0.054s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -7.50 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:16 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) +1.309s
After 		-76.0 dBm 7.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:17 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +1.658s
After 		-79.0 dBm 6.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:18 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +5.664s
After 		-126.0 dBm -15.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:22 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +6.963s
After 		-100.0 dBm -16.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:23 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +7.464s
After 		-104.0 dBm 5.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:23 View
PopoG VKO 6a54 (6a54) +18.322s
After 		-119.0 dBm -9.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:07:34 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) +256.805s
After 		-138.0 dBm -15.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:11:33 View
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) +256.941s
After 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:11:33 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +256.972s
After 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:11:33 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +600.907s
After 		-93.0 dBm -1.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:17:17 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +601.111s
After 		-103.0 dBm 0.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:17:17 View
Koptevo-8-MQTT (BM8M) +601.123s
After 		-119.0 dBm -16.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-12 20:17:17 View
14

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways