Packet #5843175 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Meshtastic 966c (966c) to Arsain b398 (Arsn)

13
Total Receptions
12
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
102
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5843175
Mesh Packet ID: 0x56d1e8ac
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 01:37:28 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 966c (966c)
To Node: Arsain b398 (Arsn)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -136 dBm
SNR: -13.5 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: TroitskQRA (TQRA) → Obruch Retranslator (ObRe) → Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6) → Vernad_art_h (🐧) → Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2) → Bazil (vnd) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)
Hop Count: 6 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -20.25 dB -16.25 dB -13.5 dB -13.75 dB -14.25 dB -16.75 dB -6.75 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Meshtastic 966c (966c) TroitskQRA (TQRA) 15.02 km -20.25 dB Origin Hops
2 TroitskQRA (TQRA) Obruch Retranslator (ObRe) Unknown -16.25 dB Relay Hops
3 Obruch Retranslator (ObRe) Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6) Unknown -13.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6) Vernad_art_h (🐧) Unknown -13.75 dB Relay Hops
5 Vernad_art_h (🐧) Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2) Unknown -14.25 dB Relay Hops
6 Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2) Bazil (vnd) Unknown -16.75 dB Relay Hops
7 Bazil (vnd) ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8) Unknown -6.75 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
15.02 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:102 bytes
Gateway:!bba83350
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:7 / 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 !bba83350
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (102 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2896860780
Source node ID 		uint32
to 80065432
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 102 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -136.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -13.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768343847
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 216
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768343848.2566533
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 (7 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !bba83350
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -136.0 dBm
SNR: -13.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:102 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 499991552, 1770364336, 1736553190, 2661338392, 2203307458, 1525326342, 467927768 ], "snr_towards": [ -20.25, -16.25, -13.5, -13.75, -14.25, -16.75, -6.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "499991552": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "2203307458": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "1736553190": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "1525326342": "Bazil (vnd)", "2896860780": "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "467927768": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "1770364336": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "80065432": "Arsain b398 (Arsn)", "2661338392": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 5843175, "timestamp": 1768343848.2566533, "from_node_id": 2896860780, "to_node_id": 80065432, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!bba83350", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1456597164, "rssi": -136, "snr": -13.5, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 102, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1c0044cd1db09d8569e6b2816718cda09ec2cd538306a2ea5ad802e41b1246afffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1768343847, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 216, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-01-14 01:37:28", "hop_count": 7, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "to_node_name": "Arsain b398 (Arsn)", "gateway_name": "ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 5843175, "from_node_id": 2896860780, "to_node_id": 80065432, "timestamp": 1768343848.2566533, "gateway_id": "!bba83350", "raw_payload": "0a1c0044cd1db09d8569e6b2816718cda09ec2cd538306a2ea5ad802e41b1246afffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "to_node_name": "!04c5b398", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 499991552, 1770364336, 1736553190, 2661338392, 2203307458, 1525326342, 467927768 ], "snr_towards": [ -20.25, -16.25, -13.5, -13.75, -14.25, -16.75, -6.75 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 2896860780, 499991552, 1770364336, 1736553190, 2661338392, 2203307458, 1525326342, 467927768 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "Bazil (vnd)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)" ], "snr_values": [ -20.25, -16.25, -13.5, -13.75, -14.25, -16.75, -6.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2896860780, "to_node_id": 499991552, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "to_node_name": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "snr": -20.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 15024.8010301302, "from_location_timestamp": 1768312751.9784431, "to_location_timestamp": 1768332167.4306695, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 499991552, "to_node_id": 1770364336, "from_node_name": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "to_node_name": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 1770364336, "to_node_id": 1736553190, "from_node_name": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "snr": -13.5, "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": 1736553190, "to_node_id": 2661338392, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "to_node_name": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "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": 2661338392, "to_node_id": 2203307458, "from_node_name": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "to_node_name": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2203307458, "to_node_id": 1525326342, "from_node_name": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "to_node_name": "Bazil (vnd)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 1525326342, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Bazil (vnd)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 2896860780, 499991552, 1770364336, 1736553190, 2661338392, 2203307458, 1525326342, 467927768 ], "node_names": [ "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "Bazil (vnd)", "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)" ], "snr_values": [ -20.25, -16.25, -13.5, -13.75, -14.25, -16.75, -6.75 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2896860780, "to_node_id": 499991552, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "to_node_name": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "snr": -20.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 15024.8010301302, "from_location_timestamp": 1768312751.9784431, "to_location_timestamp": 1768332167.4306695, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 499991552, "to_node_id": 1770364336, "from_node_name": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "to_node_name": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 1770364336, "to_node_id": 1736553190, "from_node_name": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "snr": -13.5, "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": 1736553190, "to_node_id": 2661338392, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "to_node_name": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "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": 2661338392, "to_node_id": 2203307458, "from_node_name": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "to_node_name": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2203307458, "to_node_id": 1525326342, "from_node_name": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "to_node_name": "Bazil (vnd)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 1525326342, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Bazil (vnd)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 7 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Meshtastic 966c (966c) → TroitskQRA (TQRA) → Obruch Retranslator (ObRe) → Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6) → Vernad_art_h (🐧) → Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2) → Bazil (vnd) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Meshtastic 966c (966c) → TroitskQRA (TQRA) → Obruch Retranslator (ObRe) → Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6) → Vernad_art_h (🐧) → Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2) → Bazil (vnd) → ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 2896860780, "to_node_id": 499991552, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic 966c (966c)", "to_node_name": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "snr": -20.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 15024.8010301302, "from_location_timestamp": 1768312751.9784431, "to_location_timestamp": 1768332167.4306695, "from_location_age_warning": "from 8.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.2h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 499991552, "to_node_id": 1770364336, "from_node_name": "TroitskQRA (TQRA)", "to_node_name": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "snr": -16.25, "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": 1770364336, "to_node_id": 1736553190, "from_node_name": "Obruch Retranslator (ObRe)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "snr": -13.5, "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": 1736553190, "to_node_id": 2661338392, "from_node_name": "Meshtastic b2e6 (b2e6)", "to_node_name": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "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": 2661338392, "to_node_id": 2203307458, "from_node_name": "Vernad_art_h (🐧)", "to_node_name": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "snr": -14.25, "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": 6, "from_node_id": 2203307458, "to_node_id": 1525326342, "from_node_name": "Ramenki Michurinskiy (cdc2)", "to_node_name": "Bazil (vnd)", "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": 7, "from_node_id": 1525326342, "to_node_id": 467927768, "from_node_name": "Bazil (vnd)", "to_node_name": "ZAO Price ML 010° 🇷🇺 (PML8)", "snr": -6.75, "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" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 15024.8010301302, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!bba83350", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2896860780, "to": 80065432, "id": 1456597164, "rx_time": 1768343847, "rx_snr": -13.5, "rx_rssi": -136, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 216, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a1c0044cd1db09d8569e6b2816718cda09ec2cd538306a2ea5ad802e41b1246afffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 499991552, 1770364336, 1736553190, 2661338392, 2203307458, 1525326342, 467927768 ], "snr_towards": [ -81, -65, -54, -55, -57, -67, -27 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (102 bytes)
0a1c0044cd1db09d8569e6b2816718cda09ec2cd538306a2ea5ad802e41b1246afffffffffffffffff01bfffffffffffffffff01caffffffffffffffff01c9ffffffffffffffff01c7ffffffffffffffff01bdffffffffffffffff01e5ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:102 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
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-136.0 dBm -13.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:37:28 Current
PopoG VKO 6a54 (6a54) -106.896s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -7.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:35:41 View
PopoG SRO (c204) -105.481s
Before 		-36.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:35:42 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) -96.388s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -16.00 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:35:51 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -84.634s
Before 		-62.0 dBm 7.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:03 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -77.542s
Before 		-92.0 dBm -5.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:10 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) -77.500s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:10 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -75.477s
Before 		-68.0 dBm 6.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:12 View
patch866 (pth8) -62.669s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 2.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:25 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -52.622s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -4.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:35 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -36.847s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -8.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:36:51 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +160.794s
After 		-50.0 dBm 6.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 01:40:09 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +2007.391s
After 		-115.0 dBm -18.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:10:55 View
13

Total Receptions

12

Unique Gateways