Packet #5842965 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from shaggy swim (mhzp) to Meshtastic 7318 (7318)

19
Total Receptions
19
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
23
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5842965
Mesh Packet ID: 0x76df56ee
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 01:34:18 UTC
From Node: shaggy swim (mhzp)
To Node: Meshtastic 7318 (7318)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: patch866 (pth8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -66 dBm
SNR: 3.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 6
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: Meshtastic ba98 (ba98) → patch866 (pth8)
Hop Count: 1 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -16.0 dB 3.25 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 shaggy swim (mhzp) Meshtastic ba98 (ba98) 24.54 km -16.0 dB Origin Hops
2 Meshtastic ba98 (ba98) patch866 (pth8) 2.75 km 3.25 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
27.29 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:23 bytes
Gateway:!08ad1914
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 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 !08ad1914
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (23 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3679993408
Source node ID 		uint32
to 80114456
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 23 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -66.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 3.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768343657
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 152
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768343658.157675
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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !08ad1914
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -66.0 dBm
SNR: 3.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 1771879064, 145561876 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.0, 3.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "1771879064": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "80114456": "Meshtastic 7318 (7318)", "3679993408": "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "145561876": "patch866 (pth8)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5842965, "timestamp": 1768343658.157675, "from_node_id": 3679993408, "to_node_id": 80114456, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!08ad1914", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1994348270, "rssi": -66, "snr": 3.25, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 23, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a0898ba9c691419ad08120bc0ffffffffffffffff010d", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768343657, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-14 01:34:18", "hop_count": 1, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic 7318 (7318)", "gateway_name": "patch866 (pth8)", "gateway_location": { "node_id": 145561876, "latitude": 55.8, "longitude": 37.7777, "altitude": 120, "timestamp": 1768490777.5391352, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-15 18:26:17", "display_name": "patch866", "long_name": "patch866", "short_name": "pth8", "hw_model": "TLORA_V2_1_1P6" } }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5842965, "from_node_id": 3679993408, "to_node_id": 80114456, "timestamp": 1768343658.157675, "gateway_id": "!08ad1914", "raw_payload": "0a0898ba9c691419ad08120bc0ffffffffffffffff010d", "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "to_node_name": "!04c67318", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 1771879064, 145561876 ], "snr_towards": [ -16.0, 3.25 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3679993408, 1771879064, 145561876 ], "node_names": [ "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "patch866 (pth8)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.0, 3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3679993408, "to_node_id": 1771879064, "from_node_name": "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24543.96395838276, "from_location_timestamp": 1768234350.4413342, "to_location_timestamp": 1768276160.8805144, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 18.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771879064, "to_node_id": 145561876, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "to_node_name": "patch866 (pth8)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2748.602432977716, "from_location_timestamp": 1768276160.8805144, "to_location_timestamp": 1768329340.988729, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3679993408, 1771879064, 145561876 ], "node_names": [ "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "patch866 (pth8)" ], "snr_values": [ -16.0, 3.25 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3679993408, "to_node_id": 1771879064, "from_node_name": "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24543.96395838276, "from_location_timestamp": 1768234350.4413342, "to_location_timestamp": 1768276160.8805144, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 18.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771879064, "to_node_id": 145561876, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "to_node_name": "patch866 (pth8)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2748.602432977716, "from_location_timestamp": 1768276160.8805144, "to_location_timestamp": 1768329340.988729, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 2 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "shaggy swim (mhzp) → Meshtastic ba98 (ba98) → patch866 (pth8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "shaggy swim (mhzp) → Meshtastic ba98 (ba98) → patch866 (pth8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3679993408, "to_node_id": 1771879064, "from_node_name": "shaggy swim (mhzp)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "snr": -16.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 24543.96395838276, "from_location_timestamp": 1768234350.4413342, "to_location_timestamp": 1768276160.8805144, "from_location_age_warning": "from 1.3d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 18.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 1771879064, "to_node_id": 145561876, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic ba98 (ba98)", "to_node_name": "patch866 (pth8)", "snr": 3.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 2748.602432977716, "from_location_timestamp": 1768276160.8805144, "to_location_timestamp": 1768329340.988729, "from_location_age_warning": "from 18.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 4.0h ago" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 27292.566391360477, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!08ad1914", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3679993408, "to": 80114456, "id": 1994348270, "rx_time": 1768343657, "rx_snr": 3.25, "rx_rssi": -66, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 152, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a0898ba9c691419ad08120bc0ffffffffffffffff010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 1771879064, 145561876 ], "snr_towards": [ -64, 13 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)
0a0898ba9c691419ad08120bc0ffffffffffffffff010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:23 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
patch866 (pth8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-66.0 dBm 3.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:18 Current
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -0.834s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:17 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +2.169s
After 		-108.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:20 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) +2.200s
After 		-113.0 dBm -11.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:20 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) +3.583s
After 		-104.0 dBm -15.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:21 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +6.552s
After 		-109.0 dBm -11.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:24 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) +21.005s
After 		-104.0 dBm -9.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:39 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) +21.037s
After 		-136.0 dBm -13.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:39 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +21.284s
After 		Unknown Unknown 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:39 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) +23.392s
After 		-95.0 dBm -15.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:41 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +24.582s
After 		-107.0 dBm -5.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:42 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +25.988s
After 		-123.0 dBm -11.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:44 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +28.773s
After 		-99.0 dBm -10.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:46 View
Fostral (FSTR) +30.198s
After 		-84.0 dBm -16.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:48 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +30.841s
After 		-69.0 dBm 6.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:48 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +30.878s
After 		-35.0 dBm 6.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:49 View
PopoG SRO (c204) +32.647s
After 		-111.0 dBm -18.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:50 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +32.974s
After 		-102.0 dBm -17.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:51 View
hmbm (f55c) +35.611s
After 		-118.0 dBm -12.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:34:53 View
19

Total Receptions

19

Unique Gateways