Packet #5801861 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09) to mars-obr-8 (mrso)

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
60
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5801861
Mesh Packet ID: 0x846554c0
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-13 18:56:11 UTC
From Node: Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)
To Node: mars-obr-8 (mrso)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: Butyrskaya 868 (But8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -104 dBm
SNR: -13.0 dBm
Hop Info: 4/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 60 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Dero H4 8 (drh8) → Apexis_msh (APEX) → Budennogo-PV (B-PV) → Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -17.25 dB -14.0 dB -16.5 dB -15.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09) Dero H4 8 (drh8) 1.28 km -17.25 dB Origin Hops
2 Dero H4 8 (drh8) Apexis_msh (APEX) 8.78 km -14.0 dB Relay Hops
3 Apexis_msh (APEX) Budennogo-PV (B-PV) 1.11 km -16.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Budennogo-PV (B-PV) Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8) 2.52 km -15.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
13.69 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:!bba833f4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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 (60 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 48630268
Source node ID 		uint32
to 800536064
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 60 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -104.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -13.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1741040489
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 248
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768319771.2162893
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !bba833f4
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -104.0 dBm
SNR: -13.00 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": [ 2997322332, 80057984, 2896850300, 886732792 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.25, -14.0, -16.5, -15.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "80057984": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "800536064": "mars-obr-8 (mrso)", "48630268": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "886732792": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "2896850300": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "2997322332": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5801861, "timestamp": 1768319771.2162893, "from_node_id": 48630268, "to_node_id": 800536064, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2221233344, "rssi": -104, "snr": -13.0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 60, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a105c82a7b28096c5047c6daaacf877da341228bbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01c2ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1741040489, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 248, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-13 18:56:11", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "to_node_name": "mars-obr-8 (mrso)", "gateway_name": "Butyrskaya 868 (But8)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5801861, "from_node_id": 48630268, "to_node_id": 800536064, "timestamp": 1768319771.2162893, "gateway_id": "!bba833f4", "raw_payload": "0a105c82a7b28096c5047c6daaacf877da341228bbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01c2ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "to_node_name": "!2fb73600", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 2997322332, 80057984, 2896850300, 886732792 ], "snr_towards": [ -17.25, -14.0, -16.5, -15.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 48630268, 2997322332, 80057984, 2896850300, 886732792 ], "node_names": [ "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25, -14.0, -16.5, -15.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 48630268, "to_node_id": 2997322332, "from_node_name": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "to_node_name": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1280.9849666719692, "from_location_timestamp": 1768309832.045731, "to_location_timestamp": 1768295267.4007607, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2997322332, "to_node_id": 80057984, "from_node_name": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "to_node_name": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8777.019193816306, "from_location_timestamp": 1768295267.4007607, "to_location_timestamp": 1768275692.8523617, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 80057984, "to_node_id": 2896850300, "from_node_name": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "to_node_name": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1112.147053401836, "from_location_timestamp": 1768275692.8523617, "to_location_timestamp": 1768307732.0203507, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2896850300, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -15.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2521.629692488576, "from_location_timestamp": 1768307732.0203507, "to_location_timestamp": 1768272515.86194, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 48630268, 2997322332, 80057984, 2896850300, 886732792 ], "node_names": [ "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)" ], "snr_values": [ -17.25, -14.0, -16.5, -15.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 48630268, "to_node_id": 2997322332, "from_node_name": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "to_node_name": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1280.9849666719692, "from_location_timestamp": 1768309832.045731, "to_location_timestamp": 1768295267.4007607, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2997322332, "to_node_id": 80057984, "from_node_name": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "to_node_name": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8777.019193816306, "from_location_timestamp": 1768295267.4007607, "to_location_timestamp": 1768275692.8523617, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 80057984, "to_node_id": 2896850300, "from_node_name": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "to_node_name": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1112.147053401836, "from_location_timestamp": 1768275692.8523617, "to_location_timestamp": 1768307732.0203507, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2896850300, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -15.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2521.629692488576, "from_location_timestamp": 1768307732.0203507, "to_location_timestamp": 1768272515.86194, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09) → Dero H4 8 (drh8) → Apexis_msh (APEX) → Budennogo-PV (B-PV) → Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09) → Dero H4 8 (drh8) → Apexis_msh (APEX) → Budennogo-PV (B-PV) → Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 48630268, "to_node_id": 2997322332, "from_node_name": "Borshtastic 0x09FC (0x09)", "to_node_name": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "snr": -17.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1280.9849666719692, "from_location_timestamp": 1768309832.045731, "to_location_timestamp": 1768295267.4007607, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2997322332, "to_node_id": 80057984, "from_node_name": "Dero H4 8 (drh8)", "to_node_name": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "snr": -14.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8777.019193816306, "from_location_timestamp": 1768295267.4007607, "to_location_timestamp": 1768275692.8523617, "from_location_age_warning": "from 6.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 80057984, "to_node_id": 2896850300, "from_node_name": "Apexis_msh (APEX)", "to_node_name": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 1112.147053401836, "from_location_timestamp": 1768275692.8523617, "to_location_timestamp": 1768307732.0203507, "from_location_age_warning": "from 12.2h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2896850300, "to_node_id": 886732792, "from_node_name": "Budennogo-PV (B-PV)", "to_node_name": "Apollo_Baumanka_868 (ApB8)", "snr": -15.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2521.629692488576, "from_location_timestamp": 1768307732.0203507, "to_location_timestamp": 1768272515.86194, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.3h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.1h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 13691.780906378688, "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": 48630268, "to": 800536064, "id": 2221233344, "rx_time": 1741040489, "rx_snr": -13.0, "rx_rssi": -104, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 248, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a105c82a7b28096c5047c6daaacf877da341228bbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01c2ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 2997322332, 80057984, 2896850300, 886732792 ], "snr_towards": [ -69, -56, -66, -62 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (60 bytes)
0a105c82a7b28096c5047c6daaacf877da341228bbffffffffffffffff01c8ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01c2ffffffffffffffff01
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
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-104.0 dBm -13.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:11 Current
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -0.308s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -7.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:10 View
hmbm (f55c) -0.297s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -2.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:10 View
Fostral (FSTR) -0.281s
Before 		-83.0 dBm -18.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:10 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -0.209s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:11 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +0.872s
After 		-109.0 dBm -14.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:12 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +2.260s
After 		-114.0 dBm -5.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:13 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +2.539s
After 		-113.0 dBm -13.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:13 View
patch866 (pth8) +3.585s
After 		-67.0 dBm 1.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:14 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +7.753s
After 		-101.0 dBm -6.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:18 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +9.229s
After 		-65.0 dBm 5.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:20 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +11.636s
After 		-49.0 dBm 5.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:22 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) +13.682s
After 		-94.0 dBm -18.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:24 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +21.101s
After 		-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:56:32 View
Koptevo-8-MQTT (BM8M) +121.555s
After 		-117.0 dBm -15.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-13 18:58:12 View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways