Packet #5723585 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4) to Strannik_8bs (st8b)

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Hop Count

Payload Bytes

Packet Information

Database ID:	5723585
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x35d1dbb9` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-01-13 05:24:33 UTC
From Node:	Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)
To Node:	Strannik_8bs (st8b)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP Port: 70

Gateway:	Butyrskaya 868 (But8)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-109 dBm
SNR:	-4.75 dBm
Hop Info:	5/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 2

Payload Data

Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP

Size: 74 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Route Information

Route Path:	Meshtastic 4774 (4774) → foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8) → Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik) → Kuza 😺 (Kuza) → MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)
Hop Count:	4 hops
Status:	Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards:	-3.5 dB -13.5 dB -13.0 dB -13.75 dB -3.5 dB

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Traceroute Steps

Hop	From Node	To Node	Distance	SNR (dB)	Direction	Analysis
1	Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)	Meshtastic 4774 (4774)	Unknown	-3.5 dB	Origin	Hops
2	Meshtastic 4774 (4774)	foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)	1.28 km	-13.5 dB	Relay	Hops
3	foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)	Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)	Unknown	-13.0 dB	Relay	Hops
4	Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)	Kuza 😺 (Kuza)	Unknown	-13.75 dB	Relay	Hops
5	Kuza 😺 (Kuza)	MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)	1.48 km	-3.5 dB	Relay	Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached

Total Forward Distance

2.76 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:	74 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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!bba833f4` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`LongFast` Default public channel
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (74 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3694391540` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`3943653280` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`70` TRACEROUTE_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`74` 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`	`-109.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-4.75` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1740991792` 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`	`253` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1768271073.8136528` 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:	`!bba833f4`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -109.0 dBm SNR: -4.75 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:	74 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "route_nodes": [ 3798288244, 3774250600, 3148431748, 1770246104, 2453758717 ], "snr_towards": [ -3.5, -13.5, -13.0, -13.75, -3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3943653280": "Strannik_8bs (st8b)", "3148431748": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "3774250600": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "3798288244": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "3694391540": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "1770246104": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "2453758717": "MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5723585, "timestamp": 1768271073.8136528, "from_node_id": 3694391540, "to_node_id": 3943653280, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 902945721, "rssi": -109, "snr": -4.75, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 74, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a14744765e2687ef6e08441a9bbd8cf8369fd6241921232f2ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1740991792, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 253, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-13 05:24:33", "hop_count": 5, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "to_node_name": "Strannik_8bs (st8b)", "gateway_name": "Butyrskaya 868 (But8)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5723585, "from_node_id": 3694391540, "to_node_id": 3943653280, "timestamp": 1768271073.8136528, "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "raw_payload": "0a14744765e2687ef6e08441a9bbd8cf8369fd6241921232f2ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "to_node_name": "!eb0f5fa0", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3798288244, 3774250600, 3148431748, 1770246104, 2453758717 ], "snr_towards": [ -3.5, -13.5, -13.0, -13.75, -3.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3694391540, 3798288244, 3774250600, 3148431748, 1770246104, 2453758717 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.5, -13.5, -13.0, -13.75, -3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3694391540, "to_node_id": 3798288244, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3798288244, "to_node_id": 3774250600, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "to_node_name": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1279.4566776905212, "from_location_timestamp": 1768240213.8611815, "to_location_timestamp": 1768141171.3682778, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3774250600, "to_node_id": 3148431748, "from_node_name": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "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": 3148431748, "to_node_id": 1770246104, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "to_node_name": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770246104, "to_node_id": 2453758717, "from_node_name": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "to_node_name": "MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1477.7909937038612, "from_location_timestamp": 1768256917.253618, "to_location_timestamp": 1768243747.1966746, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3694391540, 3798288244, 3774250600, 3148431748, 1770246104, 2453758717 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)" ], "snr_values": [ -3.5, -13.5, -13.0, -13.75, -3.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3694391540, "to_node_id": 3798288244, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3798288244, "to_node_id": 3774250600, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "to_node_name": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1279.4566776905212, "from_location_timestamp": 1768240213.8611815, "to_location_timestamp": 1768141171.3682778, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3774250600, "to_node_id": 3148431748, "from_node_name": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "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": 3148431748, "to_node_id": 1770246104, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "to_node_name": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770246104, "to_node_id": 2453758717, "from_node_name": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "to_node_name": "MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1477.7909937038612, "from_location_timestamp": 1768256917.253618, "to_location_timestamp": 1768243747.1966746, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.6h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4) → Meshtastic 4774 (4774) → foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8) → Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik) → Kuza 😺 (Kuza) → MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4) → Meshtastic 4774 (4774) → foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8) → Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik) → Kuza 😺 (Kuza) → MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3694391540, "to_node_id": 3798288244, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic f0f4 (f0f4)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "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" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3798288244, "to_node_id": 3774250600, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4774 (4774)", "to_node_name": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "snr": -13.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1279.4566776905212, "from_location_timestamp": 1768240213.8611815, "to_location_timestamp": 1768141171.3682778, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 1.5d ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 3774250600, "to_node_id": 3148431748, "from_node_name": "foxcpp krlv1 868 (fox8)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "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": 3148431748, "to_node_id": 1770246104, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 4184 (Ejik)", "to_node_name": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "snr": -13.75, "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": 5, "from_node_id": 1770246104, "to_node_id": 2453758717, "from_node_name": "Kuza 😺 (Kuza)", "to_node_name": "MiniSolarNode_3 (MSN3)", "snr": -3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1477.7909937038612, "from_location_timestamp": 1768256917.253618, "to_location_timestamp": 1768243747.1966746, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.9h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 7.6h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 2757.2476713943825, "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": 3694391540, "to": 3943653280, "id": 902945721, "rx_time": 1740991792, "rx_snr": -4.75, "rx_rssi": -109, "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": 253, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a14744765e2687ef6e08441a9bbd8cf8369fd6241921232f2ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3798288244, 3774250600, 3148431748, 1770246104, 2453758717 ], "snr_towards": [ -14, -54, -52, -55, -14 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)

0a14744765e2687ef6e08441a9bbd8cf8369fd6241921232f2ffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01ccffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01f2ffffffffffffffff01

Hex Analysis:

Size:	74 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	-109.0 dBm	-4.75 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-13 05:24:33	Current
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8)	-0.721s Before	-123.0 dBm	-15.50 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-13 05:24:33	View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟)	+1.980s After	-98.0 dBm	2.75 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-13 05:24:35	View
patch866 (pth8)	+4.354s After	-66.0 dBm	2.75 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-13 05:24:38	View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8)	+14.151s After	-116.0 dBm	-5.75 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-13 05:24:47	View

5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways